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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