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Subject - English Literature Topics: 1. Literary Terms: With Genres [Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Non-fiction, Criticism] 2. Literary Terms: (Mix) [Alliteration, Allussion, Anapaest, Aphorism, Anti-Climax, Assonance, Apostrophe, Blank Verse, Catastrophe, Caesura, Chorus, Chiasmus, Catharsis, Classic/Classicism, Climax, Comic Relief, Conceit, Connonation, Consonance, Couplet, Denotation, Diction, Dactyle, Denouement, Didactic, Dramatic Parsonae, Dramatic Irony, Epic Simile, Epigram, Epiphany, Exposition, Episode, Ephiet, Figure of Speech, Hamartia, Heroic Couplet, Hyperbole, Humorous, Iamb, Image, Imagery, Innuedo, Internal Rhyme, Invocation, Irony, Machinery, Methaphore, Metre, Metanomy, Objective Correlative, Objectivity, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, Paradox, Persona, Personification, Plot and Story, Poetic Justice, Point of View, Pun/Paronomisia, Pyrrhic, Rhythm, Romanticism, Stanza, Periphrasis, Wit etc. উৎস: এনসাইক্লোপিডিয়া ব্রিটানিকা, ইংরেজি সাহিত্যের উপর যেকোনো স্কলারের লেখা বই (যেমন - ইংরাজি সাহিত্যের ইতিহাস: শীতল ঘোষ), যেকোনো গাইড বই। [গাইড বই থেকে পড়ার ক্ষেত্রে কনফিউজিং বিষয়গুলো ক্রসচেক করে পড়া উত্তম।]
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ডেইলি কুইজ [২০০ দিন]

ডেইলি কুইজ [২০০ দিন] · তারিখ অনির্ধারিত · ১৫ প্রশ্ন

১.
Which of the following statements best describes the tone associated with the "Catastrophe"?
  1. ক
    ক) Joyful and celebratory
  2. খ
    খ) Lighthearted and humorous
  3. গ
    গ) Dark and tragic
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Ambiguous and mysterious
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Catastrophe:
- এটি সাধারণত অন্তিম দৃশ্য যেখানে hero বা অন্য কোন চরিত্রের মৃত্যু হয়।
- Catastrophe takes place in the last scene of Doctor Faustus in which he begs God's forgiveness but Lucifer drag him to hell.

- Catastrophe is the dreadful consequence of the story of a tragedy.
 
Source: An ABC of English Literature by Dr M Mofizar Rahman.
২.
What distinguishes a "soliloquy" from other types of monologues?
  1. ক
    ক) It's delivered by a chorus of characters.
  2. খ
    খ) It is primarily used for comic relief in a play.
  3. গ
    গ) It is performed on stage in a group.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) It allows a character to express their inner thoughts and emotions.
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Soliloquy:
- A dramatic technique of speaking alone on stage.
- A long, usually serious spoken discourse that a character i play delivers to an audience and that reveals the character's thoughts.
- A passage in a drama in which a character expresses his thoughts or feelings aloud while either alone upon the stage or with the other actors keeping silent.
- It is a dramatic technique of exposing to the audience the intentions, thoughts and feelings of a character who speaks to himself.

- When a speaker speaks his thoughts aloud it is called Soliloquy.
- নাটকের কোন চরিত্র যখন নিজেই নিজের সাথে কথা বলে তার মনের ভাব প্রকাশ এবং অন্যরা নীরব থাকে, তখন তাকে Soliloquy বলে।
- Example: To be or not to be soliloquy in Hamlet by Shakespeare.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.
৩.
Which literary genre commonly utilizes the concept of "Catharsis"?
  1. ক
    ক) Comedy
  2. খ
    খ) Mystery
  3. গ
    গ) Tragedy
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Romance
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Catharsis: 
- অর্থ আবেগমুক্তি।
- The purgation or purification of pity and fear in tragedies.
- A dramatic presentation of suffering or death arouses pity and fear in the spectators to such an extent that, they after watching such scenes, feel relieved of those harmful emotions.
৪.
"Irony" is when it -
  1. ক
    ক) creates a delightful situation.
  2. খ
    খ) provides exact meaning.
  3. গ
    গ) provides appropriate justice.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) conveys a hidden meaning or message.
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Irony:
- A statement or a situation or an action which actually means the opposite of its surface meaning.
- Irony is when there are two contradicting meanings of the same situation, event, image, sentence, phrase, or story.  In many cases, this refers to the difference between expectations and reality.

• The first sentence of Pride and Prejudice is an example of irony:
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

• This line from Samuel Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” describes the dark irony of a sailor dying of thirst on his boat while he is surrounded by water.


Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman and literaryterms.net
৫.
"Oxymorons" are often characterized by:
  1. ক
    ক) Self –contradictory ideas.
  2. খ
    খ) Straightforward and literal language.
  3. গ
    গ) Combination of two similar ideas.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Two contradictory ideas express one thing
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Oxymoron:
- A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory words are put together.
- When we use phrases like male-female, host-guest, civil war, an open secret, magic realism, or wise fool, we use oxymorons.

Example:
All changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.
(Yeats: ''Easter 1916'')

Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman.
৬.
In which of the following situations would the term "hamartia" be most likely used?
  1. ক
    ক) The resolution of a minor disagreement between friends.
  2. খ
    খ) The introduction of a new character with mysterious intentions.
  3. গ
    গ) The final battle between good and evil in a fantasy novel.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) The tragic downfall of the protagonist due to their fatal flaw.
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Hamartia:
- এটি হলো protagonist এর চরিত্রের একটি ত্রুটি।
- It causes the fall of the protagonist from the top of his success to the bottom of his misery.
- It's also called tragic flaw.
- Dr. Faustus's thirst for God like power in Doctor Faustus, King Lear's error in Judgement in King Lear is the example of Hamartia in the Protagonist's character.

Source: An ABC of English Literature by Dr M Mofizar Rahman.
৭.
Which of the following options can be associated with "Epigram"?
  1. ক
    ক) Serious and solemn themes.
  2. খ
    খ) Complex and intricate wordplay.
  3. গ
    গ) Lengthy and descriptive language.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Brief and witty statement.
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Epigram:
- A brief and witty statement which is apparently self-contradictory.
- It leads the reader to think and discover the meaning of the paradox in a statement.
- It provides the intended pleasure,
- They sometimes offer humor, attack the target subject and creat lasting impression on the readers.

Example: 'Our sweetest songs are those that tell the saddest thought.' (Shelly: ''To a Skylark'')
৮.
"Consonance" primarily focuses on the repetition of which type of sound?
  1. ক
    ক) Vowel sounds
  2. খ
    খ) Consonant sounds
  3. গ
    গ) Sibilant sounds
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Plosive sounds
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Consonance:
- Repetition of consonants without similar vowels for two or more times at the end of accented syllables.

Example- in “shock”, “luck” and “pick”; “ck' has been repeated but the accompanying vowels are different.
“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.''
(Shakespeare: “Sonnet XVIII”)

Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
৯.
Which of the following statements best describes a "Conceit"?
  1. ক
    ক) Express deep emotions and feelings.
  2. খ
    খ) Comparison between unrelated concepts.
  3. গ
    গ) Create suspense and tension in a story.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Provide a detailed description of characters and settings.
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Conceit: 
- Comparison between two far-fetched objects of different kind is called Conceit.
- এ ক্ষেত্রে দুটি ভিন্ন রকম জিনিসের মাঝে তুলনা করা হয়।
- It surprises its readers with its ingenious discovery and delights them with its intellectual quality.
- A famous example is Donne's comparison between two lovers' soul and the two arms of a pair of compasses in 'A Valediction Forbidding Morning':

If they be two, they are two so
As stiff twin compasses are two;
Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show
To move, but doth, if th' other do.
১০.
"Comic relief" is often characterized by:
  1. ক
    ক) Serious moments.
  2. খ
    খ) Tragic events.
  3. গ
    গ) Intense conflict.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Humorous or witty dialogue and situations.
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Comic Relief:
- A humorous scene in between serious scenes of a tragedy.
- It is intended to release emotional tension and lift the tragic effect.

- হালকা কথা বার্তার দ্বারা গুরুগম্ভীর পরিস্থিতিকে হালকা করার প্রয়াস।
- ট্র্যাজেডির দুঃখময়, সিরিয়াস আবহে একটু আনন্দ বা হাসির জন্য দু’একটা কমিক সংলাপ, চরিত্র বা দৃশ্যের অবতারণা করা হয়। এগুলোই কমিক রিলিফ বলে পরিচিত।

Example: The humorous dialogues between the gravediggers in Act V, scene 1 offer comic relief.

Source:  An ABC of English Literature by Professor M Mofizar Rahman
১১.
What effect does the "Climax" have on the reader or audience?
  1. ক
    ক) It is when resolves all conflicts and start a new beginning.
  2. খ
    খ) It introduces new subplots.
  3. গ
    গ) It creates a sense of tension and anticipation.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) It provides a moral or lesson to be learned.
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Climax: 
- The peak of importance in a play or in a story.
- Climax is the highest point of tension in a narrative’s plot. It’s the most exciting moment.
- The rising action leads up to the climax, and then ( after the climax) follows the falling action.

- অর্থাৎ,  এটি হচ্ছে কোন নাটকের বা গল্পের সর্বোচ্চ অবস্থা বা turning point যেখানে ঘটনার বৃদ্ধি শেষ হয় আর ঘটনার পতন শুরু হয়। 
- সুতরাং, Climax happens at the height of a plot.

Source: literaryterms.net
১২.
"Catharsis" is often achieved through which emotional response?
  1. ক
    ক) Happiness and joy
  2. খ
    খ) Fear and suspense
  3. গ
    গ) Anger and frustration
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Pity and fear
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Catharsis: 
- অর্থ আবেগমুক্তি।
- The purgation or purification of pity and fear in tragedies.
- A dramatic presentation of suffering or death arouses pity and fear in the spectators to such an extent that, they after watching such scenes, feel relieved of those harmful emotions.
১৩.
An "Epic" is based on -
  1. ক
    ক) A hero's heroic deeds.
  2. খ
    খ) A narrative.
  3. গ
    গ) Romantic lovers.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Trifle subjects.
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Epic:
- In general, an epic is a long narrative poem that describes the deeds of a hero.
- However, the term `epic’ could be used to address a novel as well.
-  এগুলো সাধারণত সুদীর্ঘ এবং রোমাঞ্চকর হয়ে থাকে। অনেক সময় কারো বীরত্বপূর্ণ কর্মের ইতিহাসও তুলে ধরা হয় এই কবিতাগুলোতে।
১৪.
Which of the following statements best describes a "Hymn"?
  1. ক
    ক) It is a poetic composition or song of praise and devotion.
  2. খ
    খ) It is a form of irony used to create humor in a literary work.
  3. গ
    গ) It is a technique used to create suspense and tension in a story.
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) It is the ultimate resolution of the story's conflicts.
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Hymn:
- A lyric poem or songs in praise of God is called Hymn.
- সাধারণত এটি religious emotion প্রকাশের  উদ্দেশ্যে chorus দ্বারা গাওয়া।
- Edmund Spenser এর 'Foere Hymnes', and John Keats 'Hymn to Apollo' are some of the well-known hymns in English literature.
- Martin Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” and Shelly’s “Hymn of Apollo” are some of the well-known hymns in English.

Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
১৫.
"Fiction" is often found in which type of literature?
  1. ক
    ক) Non-fiction books
  2. খ
    খ) Novels
  3. গ
    গ) Biographies
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Scientific journals
ব্যাখ্যা
♦ Fiction:
- Fiction narratives in prose.
- It may be based on facts but narrated with the color of imagination.
- It is different from factual reports. 
- All novels and short stories fall under this genre.
- Fables, parables fairy tales and folklore are not called fiction though there are fictional elements in each of them.

Source: An ABC of English Literature- Dr M Mofizar Rahman