Literary | MCQs

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

In this sentence, the ‘s’ sound is repeated in “she,” “sells,” “seashells,” and “seashore.”

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Prosaic means بے لطف بے مزہ

Dull means پھیکا

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Ever since the end of the 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer has been known as the "father of English poetry," a model of writing to be imitated by English poets.

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A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using words like “like” or “as.”

Example: "She is as brave as a lion." — compares bravery to a lion using "as".

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Sassi Punnu is a legendary tale from Sindhi folklore.

Hashim Shah was a sufi poet and Punjabi writer.

Sassi is known as Princess of Hope.

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The first collection of poetry, written in Persian, was published in 1915, with the title Israr e khudi

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 Hayat e Javid book written by Altaf Hussain Hali

the First Book of Allama Iqbal Ilm ul Iqtisad

Allama Iqbal married three times

1.       Karim Bibi 1895

2.       Mukhtar Begum, 1914-1924

3.       Sardar Begum, (1924-2015)

List of Allama Iqbal all Books.

1- Allama Iqbal Persian Books

1.    the Asrar-i-Khudi اسرارِ خودی (Secrets of the Self)

2.    Rumuz-i-Bekhudi رموزِ بیخودی (Hints of Selflessness)

3.    the Payam-e-Mashriq پیامِ مشرق (The Message of the East)

4.    The Zabur-e-Ajam زبورِ عجم (Persian Psalms), published in 1927,

5.    the Javed Nama جاوید نامہ (Book of Javed), published in 19232

6.    Pas Chih Bayed Kard Ay Aqwam-e-Sharq پس چہ باید کرد اے اقوامِ شرق

2. Allama Iqbal Urdu books

1.    Bang-e-Dara بانگِ درا (The Call of the Marching Bell) First in Urdu, 1924

2.    Zarb-i-Kalim ضربِ کلیم (or The Rod of Moses)

3.    Armughan-e-Hijaz ارمغانِ حجاز

3. Allama Iqbal English books

1.    The Development of Metaphysics in Persia

2.    The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam,

4. Allama Iqbal Punjabi Books/Poem

Iqbal also wrote some poems in Punjabi, such as "Piyaara Jedi" and "Baba Bakri Wala"

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Songs of Blood and Sword is a memoir written by Fatima Bhutto.

The book recounts author's father, Murtaza Bhutto's murder by the Pakistani police in Karachi in 1996.

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Title: Tabyin-ul-Kalam

Author: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Language: Urdu

Written around: 1862

Purpose:

• To compare Islam and Christianity
• To promote religious harmony
• To show similarities between the Bible and Islamic teachings