Study Material: Tragedy 1. Definition of Tragedy Aristotle’s Classic Definition (from Poetics): “Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament; in the form of action, not narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation (catharsis) of these …
Mock Test Ulysses SD ENGLISH TUTORIAL 1. Who is the speaker of the poem “Ulysses”? A) Achilles B) Hector C) Ulysses D) Telemachus 2. Who wrote the poem “Ulysses”? A) William Wordsworth B) Robert Frost C) John Keats D) Lord Tennyson 3. Where is Ulysses the king? A) Athens B) Troy C) Sparta D) Ithaca 4. What does Ulysses find dull and boring? …
“Look Back in Anger” by John Osborne is a defining example of “Kitchen Sink Drama,” a style of British theater that emerged in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Characterized by its focus on the everyday struggles of the working class, “Kitchen Sink Drama” depicts realistic and often gritty portrayals of domestic life. “Look Back …
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“Kubla Khan,” a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, stands as a seminal piece in the Romantic era of literature and has often been categorized as ‘dream poetry’ due to its surreal and ethereal nature. Its creation story, wherein Coleridge supposedly penned it after waking from a drug-induced dream, enhances its dreamlike character. The analysis of …
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Ans:- What is Summarizing? Summarizing is like making a big story or a lot of information shorter and easier to understand. It’s all about taking out the most important stuff and leaving out the less important things. In simple words, it’s about making complicated information simpler and more focused. Why is Summarizing Useful? Summarizing serves …
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The Writing Process The writing process is something that no two people do the same way. There is no “right way” or “wrong way” to write. It can be a very messy and fluid process, and the following is only a representation of commonly used steps. Remember you can come to the Writing Center for …
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Writing and language conventions are simply the rules people must follow when writing any kind of text. Whether you’re writing a story or a political speech, there are certain principles, such as writing in full sentences and spelling words correctly, thatwill help the text make sense and have an impact on the audience. As well …
Tragedy Definition A tragedy (TRA-jud-dee) is a genre of drama focusing on stories of human suffering. The drama typically consists of a human flaw or weakness in one of the work’s central characters, which then triggers a devastating event or series of events for those in that character’s orbit. Tragedies are most commonly associated with …
1)“Then I made a mistake.” – What mistake did the speaker make? Why was it a mistake? What removed the speaker’s doubts? What did the speaker do then? [1+2+1+2 = 6] [H.S. – 2017] Ans. The speaker in the story ‘The Eyes Have It made a mistake by asking the girl what it was like outside. …
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1. The narrator had the compartment to himself up to – A) Saharanpur B) Dehradun C) Rohana D) Mussoorie [H.S. = 2018 & 2022] Ans. C) Rohana. 2. The narrator of the story was going to – A)Rohana B) Mussoorie C) Saharanpur D) Dehra Ans. D) Dehra 3. “…they seemed very anxious…”. –Here ‘they’ refers to …
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