Literary | MCQs

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Sepulchral means غمگین

Sorrowful means غمگین

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A metaphor directly compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

Simile also compares but uses "like" or "as".

Alliteration is repetition of consonant sounds.

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The sentence contains two clauses: "The evil that men do" (dependent clause) and "lives after them" (independent clause), making it complex.

The dependent clause is connected to the independent clause, forming a complex sentence.

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The line "When pansies lift their eyes to mine" gives human qualities (lifting eyes) to flowers (pansies).

This is an example of personification, where non-human things are described as if they were human.

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"Barren field" is a metaphor comparing life to a lifeless, empty field without using "like" or "as".

A metaphor implies a resemblance directly, suggesting life feels empty or unproductive.

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"White as snow" is a simile because it compares something to snow using the word "as" to highlight similarity.

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

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Sapiens was originally published in: 2011

Yuval Noah Harari belongs: Israel

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• The famous Urdu poet Mustafa Zaidi was a civil servant by profession.
• He was born in October 10, 1930.
• He died in October 12, 1970, in Karachi.

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• The first book of Allama Iqbal published in Urdu language is "Bang-e-Dar in 1924."
• "Bang-e-Dar" is a collection of Urdu poems that explore themes of love, spirituality, and social issues.

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Faiz Ahmad Faiz  was a Pakistani poet and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature

Faiz Ahmad Faiz  Born: February 13, 1911, Narowal

Faiz Ahmad Faiz Died: on November 20, 1984, in Lahore

Spouse: Alys Faiz (m. 1941–1984)