Category: English Literature

(1) Who wrote “Shakespeare’s Later Comedies’? (a) A.C. Bradley (b) Palmer D.J. (c) Dr.Johnsofl(b) Palmer D.J. (2) Which of the following is not a dramatist? (a) Ben Johnson (b) Eliot (c) S. Backett (3) Which. of the following is not a play by Shakespeare? (a) Tempest (b) Pygmalion (c) King Lear(b) Pygmalion (4) Who is […]

1.The earliest surviving work in English Literature isAns: Caedmon’s Hymn2. The epic poem Beowulf consistsAns: 3182 alliterative lines3. Which epic poem from old English Literature has been declared the national epic poem of England?Ans: Beowulf Epic Poem4. The epic poem Beowulf is written inAns: Scandinavian Script5. Who wrote the epic poem Beowulf?Ans: Anonymous6. The Old […]

Paper-11- Lyrical Ballads opens with;a- Tintern Abbeyb- Michaelc- Dejection: an Oded- Rime of Ancient Mariner e- Immortality Ode. 2- Besides the French Revolution the effect on Romantic Revolution:a- American Revolutionb- Napoleonic warsc- Industrial Revolutiond- Peasant’s Revolte- The defeat of the Spanish armada. 3- William Blake’s /Song’s of ———-‘ counterbalance his ‘Songs of Experience’.A- Loveb- childhoodc- […]

1) Ignoblea) Lowly b) Vile c) Good d) Noble 2) Melancholya) Sorrowful b) Happy c) Forbidden d) Brisk 3) Obliteratea) Preserve b) Destroy c) Ravage d) Design 4) Allya) Alloy b) Foe c) Partner d) Accessory 5) Vulgara) Coarse b) Gross c) Exquisite d) Obscene 6) Pretenda) Sham b) Substantiate c) Feign d) Fabricate 7) […]

(11) Knowledge is like a deep well fed by _________ springs, and your mind is a little bucket that you drop in it.a. External b. Perennial c. Immortal d. Lovely (12) The unruly behaviour of children _________ their parentsa. Aggrieved b. Impeached c. Incensed d. Tempered (13) He suggests that the meeting _______ postponeda. Is […]

1. redivivus: living again; revived; restored. 2. chagrin: acute vexation or embarrassment. 3. gaucherie: a socially awkward or tactless act; also, lack of tact. 4. panache: dash or flamboyance in manner or style. 5. logorrhea: excessive talkativeness. 6. assiduous: constant in application or attention. 7. sylvan: pertaining to woods or forests. 8. voluptuary: a person […]

Mitigate: Meaning: to make something less harmful, unpleasant or badUse in sentence: It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.Alleviate:Meaning: to make something bad such as pain or problems less severeUse in sentence: The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering. Persecute: Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over […]

a) As cool as a cucumber If someone is as cool as a cucumber, they don’t get worried by anything. b) Have your cake and eat too If someone wants to have their cake and eat it too, they want everything their way, especially when their wishes are contradictory c) In a Pickle If you […]