ডেইলি কুইজ [২০০ দিন]

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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), যে কোনো গাইড বই।
[গাইড বই থেকে পড়ার ক্ষেত্রে কনফিউজিং বিষয়গুলো ক্রসচেক করে পড়া উত্তম।]

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ডেইলি কুইজ [২০০ দিন] · তারিখ অনির্ধারিত · ১০ প্রশ্ন

১.

In the context of literature, what does the term 'Catastrophe' refer to?

ক
The climax of a narrative.
খ
A joyous and celebratory moment.
গ
A tragic event or disaster within a story's plot.
ঘ
The resolution of conflicts in a story.

সঠিক উত্তর: গ

A tragic event or disaster within a story's plot.

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: গ

A tragic event or disaster within a story's plot.

গ

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 is the primary purpose of using Hyperbole in writing?

ক
To convey a literal meaning.
খ
To create a sense of mystery.
গ
To emphasize a point through exaggeration.
ঘ
To establish a logical argument.

সঠিক উত্তর: গ

To emphasize a point through exaggeration.

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: গ

To emphasize a point through exaggeration.

গ

ব্যাখ্যা

♦ Hyperbole:
- অতিরঞ্জন করা।
- An exaggerated statement or an extreme overstatement.
- Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong, emotional response. As a figure of speech, it is not intended to be taken literally. Hyperbole is frequently used for humor.

- Example:

“I'll love you, dear, I'll love you
Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street," (by W.H. Auden: As I Walk Out One Evening)

Source: ABC of English Literature by Dr M Mofizar Rahman

৩.

Which of the following defines the literary term "Oxymoron"?

ক
The combination of contradictory terms for effect
খ
The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
গ
A figure of speech using exaggeration
ঘ
A comparison using "like" or "as"

সঠিক উত্তর: ক

The combination of contradictory terms for effect

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: ক

The combination of contradictory terms for effect

ক

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'')

উল্লিখিত অন্য অপশন গুলো এখানে অপ্রাসঙ্গিক।

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

৪.

A speech contains too many words is called -

ক
A big speech
খ
Maiden speech
গ
Unimportant speech
ঘ
Verbose speech

সঠিক উত্তর: ঘ

Verbose speech

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: ঘ

Verbose speech

ঘ

ব্যাখ্যা

• A speech of too many words is called a verbose speech.

• Verbose:
English Meaning: Using or expressed in more words than are needed.
Bangla Meaning: বাগাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ; শব্দাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ: a verbose speech/speaker/style.

So, A verbose speech means 'containing more words than necessary'.
- The speech that contains more words is called a verbose speech.

Source: Oxford and Merriam-Webster Dictionary

৫.

"The light danced on the surface of the water." - This is an example of -

ক
Personification
খ
Metonymy
গ
Persona
ঘ
Stanza

সঠিক উত্তর: ক

Personification

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: ক

Personification

ক

ব্যাখ্যা

♦ Personification: (ব্যক্তিরূপ দান)
- A figure of speech in which lifeless objects or ideas are given imaginary life.
- অর্থাৎ নির্জীব বা জড় বস্তুকে ব্যক্তিরূপে প্রয়োগ করার কৌশল।
- Personification এর মাধ্যমে কোন জড় বস্তুকে কাল্পনিক জীবন দান করে সেগুলোকে উপমা হিসাবে লেখায় ব্যবহার করা হয়।

যেমন:
''There lies the port: the vessel puffs her sail:
(Tennyson: ''Ulysses'')
The vessel has been used as a living being.

• "The light danced on the surface of the water."
- এই বাক্যটি একটি Personification এর উদাহরণ, কারণ এখানে নির্জীব light কে ব্যক্তিরূপে দান করা হয়েছে, বাস্তবিক অর্থে light নাচতে পারে না, অর্থাৎ একে মানবিক রূপ দেওয়া হয়েছে তাই এটি Personification এর উদাহরণ।

Options,
• Persona - The speaker of a novel or poem.
• Metonymy: A word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated.
• A division of poem is called stanza.

Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr M Mofizar Rahman.

৬.

What is a defining characteristic of a Gothic novel?

ক
Rationality and realism
খ
Happy endings
গ
Supernatural elements and atmosphere of mystery
ঘ
Political themes

সঠিক উত্তর: গ

Supernatural elements and atmosphere of mystery

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: গ

Supernatural elements and atmosphere of mystery

গ

ব্যাখ্যা

♦ Gothic Novel:
- A form of prose narrative which comprises wild and horrific incidents can be termed as Gothic Novel.
- ভৌতিক উপাদান এবং ডার্ক থিম সমৃদ্ধ হয় এই উপন্যাসগুলো।
- পাশাপাশি দ্বন্দ্ব, সংঘাত কিংবা উন্মত্ততাও থাকে কাহিনী জুড়ে।

• Clara Teeve's Old English Baron is an example.
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte has the elements of a Gothic Novel.

উল্লিখিত অন্য অপশন গুলো এখানে অপ্রাসঙ্গিক।

Source: An ABC of English Literature by Dr M Mofizar Rahman and Britannica.

৭.

Irony is when -

ক
a figure of speech using exaggeration for effect
খ
a straightforward expression of one's feelings
গ
the audience knows something the characters do not
ঘ
there are two contradicting meanings of the same situation

সঠিক উত্তর: ঘ

there are two contradicting meanings of the same situation

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: ঘ

there are two contradicting meanings of the same situation

ঘ

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

৮.

What is the primary purpose of a Mock-epic?

ক
To celebrate heroic deeds
খ
To mock and create laughter
গ
To convey serious moral lessons
ঘ
To praise a tragic subject

সঠিক উত্তর: খ

To mock and create laughter

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: খ

To mock and create laughter

খ

ব্যাখ্যা

• Mock-epic:
- A narrative poem that aims at mockery and laughter by using almost all the characteristic features of an epic but for a trivial subject.
- The grand treatment of a low subject produces hilarious laughter and makes the story ridiculous.
- Pope's well-known poem, The Rape of the Lock is a famous mock-epic.

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

৯.

What is the primary characteristic of Fiction?

ক
Factual reporting
খ
Historical accuracy
গ
Imagination in prose narratives
ঘ
Scientific analysis

সঠিক উত্তর: গ

Imagination in prose narratives

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: গ

Imagination in prose narratives

গ

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

১০.

What is the primary purpose of using Puns in literature?

ক
To confuse the reader.
খ
To create ambiguity.
গ
To convey serious emotions.
ঘ
To add humor or a play on words.

সঠিক উত্তর: ঘ

To add humor or a play on words.

উত্তর

সঠিক উত্তর: ঘ

To add humor or a play on words.

ঘ

ব্যাখ্যা

• Pun or Paronomasia:
- A play upon words which are similar in sound but different in meaning.
অর্থাৎ pun হচ্ছে শব্দের এক মজার ব্যবহার যেখানে একটি শব্দ দুটি ভিন্ন অর্থে ব্যহৃত হয়।

• ইংরেজি সাহিত্যে বিভিন্ন সাহিত্যিকেরা তাদের লেখায় এমনকি তাদের লেখার শিরোনামেও Pun এর ব্যবহার করেছেন।
যেমন -
- The title of Hemingway's famous novel, Farewell to Arms has a Pun on it.
- এখানে Arms দ্বারা যুদ্ধ বা অস্ত্রের পাশাপাশি প্রেমিকার হাতকেও বোঝানো হয়েছে।

Source: An ABC of English Literature by Dr M Mofizar Rahman.