Poetic | MCQs

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The poet describes life without dreams as empty (hallow) and hopeless (bleak).

Dreams give purpose and direction; without them, life feels meaningless.

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Robert Browning was a major poet of the Victorian Age (1837–1901), known for his dramatic monologues.

William Blake and P.B. Shelley belong to the Romantic period, which preceded the Victorian era.

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Imagery refers to the use of vivid or descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

It helps readers create mental pictures and experience the text more fully.

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A sestet is the final six lines of an Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet.

It often follows the octave (first eight lines) and provides a resolution or counterpoint.

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P.B. Shelley is considered a revolutionary poet because his works often challenged social norms, religion, and political authority.

His poetry promoted ideals of freedom, equality, and revolution.

It reflecting the spirit of change during the Romantic era.

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, usually separated by a space.

It functions like a paragraph in prose, organizing ideas or themes within the poem.

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"Risala Roohi Sharif" is a famous spiritual treatise written by Hazrat Sultan Bahoo, a renowned Sufi saint of the Qadri order. 

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in nearby words.

In this line, the repeated "w" sound in wild, winds, whispered, willows shows alliteration.

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same starting consonant sound in closely connected words.

In this phrase, the "s" sound repeats in "Silly," "snakes," "slither," and "slowly."