1. Write about the one idea of Mathew Arnold which you find interesting and relevant in our time. Ans. 'A study of poetry ' is a critical essay by Mathew Arnold. He gives definition of poetry that " Poetry is the criticism of life " . It is true that poet is critic of life and this definition is a very relevant in our time . He also discussed the idea of disinterested or detachment. .He says that the critic must be absolutely impartial without any prejudice or bias against or in favor of any particular author. Disinterested on the part of the critic implies freedom from all the prejudice, personal and historical . 2. Write about one idea of Mathew Arnold which you find out of date and irrelevant in our time. Ans. Mathew Arnold 's idea about " Touch - Stone Method " is out of date and irrelevant in our time because Arnold's touchstone method is a comparative method of criticism. This method is comparison and analysis as two primary