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प्रश्न
Match the following.
Column A | Column B |
1. Agatha Christie | a) stream of consciousness |
2. William James | b) crime fiction |
3. George Eliot | c) science-based novels |
4. Mary Shelly | d) psychological novels |
उत्तर
Column A | Column B |
1. Agatha Christie | b) crime fiction |
2. William James | a) stream of consciousness |
3. George Eliot | d) psychological novels |
4. Mary Shelly | c) science-based novels |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Pick out the odd element from the group.
Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Graham Greene, Kiran Nagarkar
Pick out the odd element from the group.
Theme, Plot, Character, Novella
Complete the following statement:
The word ‘picaresque’ originated from _______.
Complete the following statement:
In the eighteenth century, the middle class could get time for reading and discussing novels because _______.
Write a short note on:
Novella
Write a short note on:
Indian tradition of novels
Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentence:
Eighteenth century gifted mankind with _____________
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote ___________
‘The Pilgrims Progress’ is a Novel written by ___________
The first Indian English novel ‘Rajmohan’s wife’ was written by ___________
Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with ___________
The famous trio of Indian writers is ___________
Write in chronological order
- Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji
- Greek Romances
- The appearance of magazines and newspapers
- Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales
Given below are some novels, events and writers of Indian English. Arrange them in chronological order.
- Rise of famous Indian Trio
- Nayantara Sahgal, Arun Joshi, Manohar Malgaonkar
- Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, Kiran Nagarkar
- Rajmohan’s Wife by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Novel is recognized as the most dominant literary genre in modern times.
‘Tale of Genji’ is described as world’s first novel.
Middle class people had a little interest in romances and tragedies.
The women novelists haven’t contributed significantly in English Literature.
Novella is greater in length than Novel.
Setting doesn’t affect plot or characters.
The struggle in between opposite forces in a story is called as conflict.
Epistolary Novel is a series of correspondence, other documents and diary entries as well.
Match essential elements of the novel in column A with relevant points in column B.
Column A | Column B |
1. Theme | a) can be a thumbnail or deep detailed sketch |
2. Plot | b) the background of the story |
3. Character | c) philosophical statement, a central idea |
4. Setting | d) Course of the events |
Match the following.
Column A | Column B |
1. Theme | a) philosophical statement, a central idea |
2. Plot | b) the struggle in between opposite forces |
3. Conflict | c) techniques of the narration |
4. Language, Style | d) Course of the events |
Match the following.
Column A | Column B |
1. Rise of the middle-class | a) 18th century literature characteristics |
2. The spirit of realism and denial of romanticism | b) Industrial Revolution |
3. Novel and periodical essay | c) Stories of ideal love and adventures |
4. The tales of Greek romances | d) Novel as a literary genre |
Match the following.
Column A | Column B |
1. The flow of thoughts | a) Bildungsroman novel |
2. The internal life of the protagonist | b) Stream of Consciousness |
3. The novel based on the life of the author | c) Psychological novel |
4. The growth of protagonist’s mind, spirit and characters | d) Autobiographical novel |
Match the following.
Column A | Column B |
1. Picaresque Novel | a) bears more than one layers of meaning. |
2. Historical Novel | b) speculative fiction |
3. Allegorical Novel | c) adventures of an eccentric protagonist |
4. Utopian Novel | d) set in an earlier period than of the writing. |
Match the following.
Column A | Column B |
1. Thomas Mann | a) The Heart of Darkness |
2. John Steinbeck | b) The Turn of the Screw |
3. Henry James | c) Death in Venice |
4. Joseph Conrad | d) Pearl |
The Periodical Essay and Novel are the gifts of ______________.
Rise of Novel as a literary genre resulted in lowering the importance of ____________.
Salman Rushdie, V. S. Naipaul, Kazuo Ishigura are __________.
Match the following items from column-A with those from the column-B:
Column-A | Column-B |
(a) Murasaki Sikibu | (i) The Pilgrim's Progress |
(b) Jonathan Swift | (ii) Gulliver's Travels |
(c) John Bunyan | (iii) Raja Mohan's Wife |
(d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
(iv) Tale of Genji |
Pick the odd word out:
Pick the odd word out:
Pick the odd word out:
Pick the odd word out:
Novels with the elements of horror, bloodshed and mystery are called ______ novels.
The German word ‘bildungsroman’ indicates _______.
Struggle between the opposite forces in the story is called ______.
The novel that bears more than one level of meaning is called ______ novel.
______ novel is concerned with the protagonist’s overall growth from childhood to adulthood.
______ novel is a novel based on the author's life.
The novel based on an imaginary community possessing the ideal qualities is called ______ novel.