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Privious year question paper of MA English Literature (Critical Theory) Paper - 1 (3rd semester)

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Privious Year Question paper of Critical Theory (MA English Literature) MA SEM III EXAM 2021 DEGREE COLLEGE SATNA SECTION - A Objective Type Questions Q1. Choose the correct option :- 1) Who said, "Plot is the soul of tragedy"? a) Homer                     b) Aristotle c) Longinus                 d) Dryden 2) Sources of sublimity are :- a) Two                          b) Three  c) Four                         d) Five 3) Who said, " poetry is a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" ? a) Longinus                 b) Arnold c) Wordsworth           d) Coleridge 4) The concept of fancy and imagination was propounded by :- a) Coleridge            ...

Sources of Sublime by Longinus| Five sources of Sublimity by Cassius Longinus| Critical Theory

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FIVE SOURCES Of SUBLIMITY By LONGINUS 📄Contents :- 1.  What is Sublime? 2.  Five Sources of Sublimity / Sublime : Grandeur of Thought,   Powerful emotions,   Appropriate use of figures of speech,   Nobility of Diction,   Dignified Composition. 3.  More in Critical Theory. 4.  Frequently Asked Questions. 💡What is Sublime? On the Sublime , a work arguably by Cassius Longinus, is a great work in the field of literary criticism and comes second only to Aristotle's famous work poetics . This work is most famous for it's detailed description on the five principle sources of Sublimity. Longinus  was a Graeco-Roman thinker and philosopher. He was greatly influenced by Plato. Scott-James has called him the first romantic critic as he laid emphasis on the creative faculty of man. In his work On the Sublime   Longinus talks about the concept of sublimity, its nature, sources and how one could achieve sublimity in a work...

MA English Question paper (American Literature) 4th semester, 2022

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M.A. SEM-4 Question Paper English Literature (Paper - IV)  American Literature Note : Attempt all questions. Each question carries 02 marks. Max.M. 85/ Min.M.28 Section-A (Objective type question) Q.1 Choose the correct option : (5x2=10) (i) Full name of Emerson is (a) Robert Emerson (b) Ralph Waldo Emerson  (c) Waldo Ralph Emerson (d) Ralph William Emerson (ii) Civil Disobedience is written by... (a) Nehru            (b) Tilak (c) Thoreau        (d) Tennessee Williams (iii) The main character in the old man and the sea... (a) Shylock         (b) Marline  (c) DiMaggio      (d) Santiago (iv) Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath are -  (a) American novelists  (b) English Poets (c) American Poets  (d) American Dramatists (v) The Zoo Story is a work of -  (a) Zoology            (b) Geology (c) Literature (d) Linguistics Answers:  (i) b, ...

Character Sketch of Mr. Loisel (The Necklace)

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 Character Sketch of Mr. Loisel (Monsieur Loisel) Introduction : Monsieur Loisel : Monsieur Loisel is a character in the story The Necklace written by Guy De Maupassant. The Necklace is a story of Loisel couples who are not much well off. In the story Loisel couples has to suffer a lot after mrs. Loisel gets lost an expensive necklace, which they borrowed for a night. Character Sketch of Monsieur Loisel : Mr. Loisel is a simple hardworking man, who works as a clerk. He lives a simple life with limited means. But he does not complain about it. Mr. Loisel loves his wife and does everything to make her happy. However, his wife Matilda is not content with her life. She wants to live a life with extravagance and luxury. When mr. Loisel gets an invitation to a ball with his wife, his wife wants a costly necklace. He suggests she should borrow a necklace from her rich friend, Madame Forestier. When Matilda loses her necklace, he puts his hard-earned savings to buy a new necklace an...

सेल्फ रिलायंस का हिंदी सारांश | Summary of Emerson's Self Reliance in Hindi

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 Emerson's Self Reliance Summary in Hindi (सेल्फ रिलायंस का हिंदी सारांश) Introduction : Emerson :- राल्फ वाल्डो इमर्सन, जिन्हें 'द सेज ऑफ कॉनकॉर्ड' के नाम से भी जाना जाता है, एक प्रसिद्ध अमेरिकी निबंधकार, कवि और एक महान साहित्यकार थे।  वे एक दार्शनिक भी थे, जिनकी रचनाओं में पारलौकवाद (transcendentalism) का स्पर्श है।  उन्होंने अपने कार्यों के माध्यम से गुलामी(slavery) के मुद्दे को उजागर करने के साथ-साथ इसके उन्मूलन में भी महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई।  उनका निबंध Self Reliance एक महत्वपूर्ण रचना है जो विचार की स्वतंत्रता(independence of thoughts) और व्यक्ति के स्वयं के विवेक में विश्वास रखने के मूल्य पर बल देता है। Source: google To Read This Article in English Click Here:- Summary of Self Reliance an essay by Emerson in English. 📃 Summary of Self Reliance in Hindi (सेल्फ रिलायंस का सारांश) :- एक पारलौकिकवादी(Transcendentalist) होने के नाते, उनका निबंध- Self Reliance, व्यक्तिवाद(Individualism) और अपनी अंतरआत्मा की बात को मानने की पवित्रता तथा उसकी अच्छाई पर जोर देता है।...

MA English Question paper (English Language) 4th Semester

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M.A. Question Paper, June-2022 English Literature (Paper - II)  English Language Max.M. 85/ Min.M.28 Section-A (Objective type question) Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 02 marks. (5x2=10) Q1. Choose the correct option : (i) What is the scientific study of language -  (a) Linguistics     (b) Syntax (c) Morphology   (d) Phonetics (ii) What is the study of sentence construction - (a) Linguistics      (b) Syntax (c) Morphology    (d) Phonetics (iii) The Study of phonetics can be divided into -  (a) Four                  (b) Five (c) Three                (d) Two (iv) The Smallest unit of words is called -  (a) Phoneme         (b) Allophone (c) Semantics        (d) morpheme (v) Which of these is not a level of language -  (a) Running          ...

Character Sketch of Matilda in The Necklace Class-10

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 Character Sketch of Matilda Loisel : The Necklace Class-10 Q. Give the character Sketch of Matilda in 100 words. Or Q. Sketch the character of Matilda. Answer : Matilda was a beautiful young lady. She was married to a poor clerk. She always wanted to live a life like rich people; full of luxuries. But, she felt sorry about her economic and social status. Matilda was a tactful lady. She convinced her husband to buy her a new dress for a party. And also she borrowed a necklace for a day.   But, she lost that necklace  and this lead to extreme suffering and sorrow for Matilda and her husband. They had to live in poverty for almost ten years. Related post : Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable? How? Matilda was of a showy nature. She aspired to look rich. She shew-off things that she didn't had. She loved the luxurious lives of rich women. And this envy of her presents detrimental consequences before her. Related post : Character Sketch o...

MA English Literature Question paper (Indian Writings in English) SEM-4 June 2022

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M.A. SEM-4 Question paper English Literature (Paper - III)  Indian Writing in English Time: 3 Hours Max.M. 85/ Min.M.28 Section-A (Objective type question) Note : Attempt all questions. Each question carries 02 marks. Q1. Choose the correct option : (5x2=10) (i) Mulk Raj Anand was born in... (a) 1905          (b) 1908  (c) 1910          (d) 1912  (ii) Untouchable was first published in... (a) 1935          (b) 1940  (c) 1945          (d) 1950 (iii) Panchtantra was written by... (a) Vishnu Sharma  (b) Munsi Premchand (c) Amitav Ghosh (d) M.R. Anand (iv) The English teacher is written by...     (a) R.K. Narayan  (b) Amitav Ghosh  (c) Shashe Deshpande (d) Vishnu Sharma (v) Who has said 'I don't think that I had any special hankering to write poetry'... (a) Kamala Das  (b) R.K. Narayan  (c) Sarojini Naidu  (d) Amitav Ghosh Ans...

Character Sketch of Satan in Paradise Lost

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Character Sketch of Satan in Paradise Lost 📃Table of Contents:- 1) Introduction: Satan. 2) Character Sketch of Satan.     2.1)  Satan a leader.     2.2)  Satan as an Rebellious     2.3)  Satan's Strong Will.     2.4)  Satan's pride and jealousy.     2.5)  Satan as a heroic figure.     2.6)  flaw in Satan's character . 3) Read More in English Literature. John Milton Profile Born 9 Dec 1908, London Died 8 nov 1674, London Profession Civil servant, poet Era Restoration, Renaissance Notable works Paradise Lost, Areopagitica, Lycidas Language English, French, Latin, Spanish, Italian Hebrew, Greek etc. 📄 Introduction : Satan :- Amongst all the fictional characters in English literature, that of Milton's Satan remains the most striking and disputable. Satan is at once most exalted a...