Literary | MCQs

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These lines are from "The Character of a Happy Life" by Sir Henry Wotton, celebrating inner freedom and moral integrity.

The poem contrasts worldly ambitions with the peace of a virtuous, independent life ("free from service bands").

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The poem "The Character of a Happy Life" was written by Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639), a diplomat and poet of the Renaissance era.

It describes the virtues of a morally upright life (e.g., honesty, self-sufficiency) as the key to true happiness.

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The Count’s Revenge is a one-act play adapted by J.H. Walsh,

It is based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Count of Monte Cristo.

It focuses on themes of revenge, justice, and redemption drawn from Dumas’ original story.

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• A poem of 14 lines is called a sonnet.
• It is a short lyric poem typically written in iambic pentameter.
• There are 4 primary types of sonnets: Petrarchan, Shakespearean, Spenserian and Miltonic.
• A sonnet usually consists of two parts: an eight-line section (the octet) followed by a six-line section (a sestet).

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The Winner Stands Alone is not a novel by Thomas Hardy; it was written by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho.

Thomas Hardy is known for works like The Return of the Native, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and Under the Greenwood Tree.

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progressive: ترقی پسند

reactionary: رجعت پسند

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blemishes: داغ

faults: غلطی

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B

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PERFIDY: بے وفائی

Treachery: خیانت

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Posthumous book means arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death

Additional Information:

Post-haste means with great speed or immediacy

Postscript means: an extra message 

Posterior means situated at the back of something

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Criterion پہچان معیار,