net literature puzzals
Verse that has no set theme – no regular meter, rhyme or stanzaic pattern is
(I) open form
(II) flexible form
(III) free verse
(IV) blank verse
The correct combination for the statement, according to the code, is
(A) I, II and III are correct
(B) III and IV are correct
(C) II, III and IV are correct
(D) I and III are correct
The Crystal Palace, a key exhibit of the Great Exhibition, was designed by
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Edward Moxon
(C) Joseph Paxton
(D) Richard Owen
< Note: Crystal Palace, famous exhibition hall was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, England. Because of its great size and its innovative use of glass and iron in prefabricated units, it was a milestone in the development of modern architecture. >
A monosyllabic rhyme on the final stressed syllable of two lines of verse is called
(A) Moonshine
(B) Feminine rhyme
(C) Masculine rhyme
(D) Eye rhyme
7. Match the following :
1. The Sage of Concord 5. Emily Dickinson
2. The Nun of Amherst 6. R.W. Emerson
3. Mark Twain 7. T.S. Eliot
4. Old Possum 8. Samuel L. Clemens
(A) 1–6; 2–5; 3–8; 4–7
(B) 1–5; 2–6; 3–7; 4–8
(C) 1–8; 2–7; 3–6; 4–5
(D) 1–7; 2–8; 3–5; 4–6
Ans-The Sage of Concord---. R.W. Emerson
The Nun of Amherst-----Emily Dickinson
Mark Twain ----- 8. Samuel L. Clemens
Old Possum ---. T.S. Eliot--- Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a collection of whimsical poems by T. S. Eliot
10. Which award is not given to Indian-English writers?
A. Booker Prize
B. Sahitya Akademi Award
C. Gyanpeeth
D. Whitbread Prize
ANS-D. Whitbread Prize
24. Match the following pairs of books and authors :
Books Authors
I. Condition of the Working Class in England i. John Ruskin
II. London Labour and the London Poor ii. Henry Mayhew
III. Past and Present iii. Thomas Carlyle
IV. The Unto This Last iv. Friedrich Engels
Codes :
I II III IV
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) ii iv i ii
(D) iii ii iv iv
Ans-(B) iv ii iii i
the Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844, by Frederick Engels,London Labour and the London Poor is a work of Victorian journalism by Henry Mayhew.Past and Present is a book by Thomas Carlyle. It was published in April 1843 in England and the following month in the United States. "Unto This Last" is an essay on economy by John Ruskin, first published in December 1860 in the monthly journal Cornhill Magazine in four articles.
32. Which of the following author– theme is correctly matched?
(A) The Battle of the Books Tribute to “The rude forefathers of the hamlet”.
(B) The Rape of the Lock Quarrel between ancient and modern authors.
(C) Gray’s “Elegy” Accumulation of wealth and the consequent loss of human lives and values.
(D) The Deserted Village Quarrel between two families caused by Lord Petre.
ANS- The Battle of the Books - quarrel between ancient and modern authors, The Rape of the Lock - quarrel between two families caused by Lord Petre, Gray's elegy is a tribute to the rude forefathers of the hamlet.The Deserted Village -Accumulation of wealth and the consequent loss of human lives and values.
37. When one says that “someone is no more” or that “someone has breathed his/ her last”, the speaker is resorting to
(A) Euphuism
(B) Euphony
(C) Understatement
(D) Euphemism
Ans-(D) Euphemism-the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.2.the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.”
40. Which of the following is a better definition of an image in literary writing ?
(A) A reflection
(B) A speaking picture
(C) A refraction
(D) A reflected picture
Ans-(B) A speaking picture
44. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence ?
(A) A Poison Tree – The Deserted Village – The Blessed Damozel – Ozymandias
(B) The Deserted Village – A Poison Tree – Ozymandias – The Blessed Damozel
(C) The Blessed Damozel – A Poison Tree – The Deserted Village – Ozymandias
(D) The Deserted Village – The Blessed Damozel – Ozymandias – A Poison Tree
Ans-The Deserted Village is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1770.-"A Poison Tree" is a poem written by William Blake, published in 1794 --Ozymandias, sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley, published in 1818."The Blessed Damozel" is perhaps the best known poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, which was first published in 1850
48. Match the following texts with their respective themes :
I. Areopagitica (Milton) i. Fashion, courtship, seduction
II. Leviathan (Hobbes) ii. The liberty for unlicensed printing
III. Alexander’s Feast (Dryden) iii. Absolute sovereignty
IV. The Way of the World (Congreve) iv. The power of music
Codes :
I II III IV
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans-I. Areopagitica (Milton) -- ii. The liberty for unlicensed printing
II. Leviathan (Hobbes) --- iii. Absolute sovereignty
III. Alexander’s Feast (Dryden) ---iv. The power of music
IV. The Way of the World (Congreve) - i. Fashion, courtship, seduction
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