Knowledge in Literature
QP CSE MAINS 19 English Literature II
UPSC MAINS 2019 ENGLISH LITERATURE QUESTION PAPER. PREPARE WITH PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER TO GET HIGHER SCORES, BETTER RESULT AND TO CLEAR UPSC. UPSC conducts the Civil Services Exam in three stages, namely prelims, mains and personality test/interview. Prelims and Mains are the stages which have General Studies papers. In Prelims, the papers are General Studies Paper I and General Studies paper II
Tritiksha Kaoil
QP CSE MAINS 18 English Literature I
UPSC MAINS 2018 ENGLISH LITERATURE QUESTION PAPER. PREPARE WITH PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER TO GET HIGHER SCORES, BETTER RESULT AND TO CLEAR UPSC. UPSC conducts the Civil Services Exam in three stages, namely prelims, mains and personality test/interview. Prelims and Mains are the stages which have General Studies papers. In Prelims, the papers are General Studies Paper I and General Studies paper II
Dramatic devices in 'Othello'
Shakespeare uses a variety of literary devices to develop his tragedy Othello. ... Iago, the antagonist, plots against Othello which results in the crumbling of his marriage to Desdemona. The main literary devices Shakespeare uses to enhance the play are allusion, simile, symbolism, and foreshadowing.
Tharshini Ravikumar
Tree speaks
In "The Tree Speaks," resorting to anthropomorpia, Rajagopalachari makes a tree speak in human language in order to drive home his oft- repeated preaching that it is the perennial and universal duty of human beings to fight against evil, and wrong. In "The Tree Speaks," Col.
Pot of broth
One such play, "The Pot of Broth", is a "peasant" farce that tells the story of a gullible peasant woman, convinced by a tramp that dropping a magic stone into hot water will make a wonderful soup.
Night of Scorpion
"Night of the Scorpion" is a poem by Nissim Ezekiel included the AQA Anthology.It starts in a house at night where it is raining and a scorpion, in order to take some shelter, comes to the house. This poem is about how the scorpion stung the poets mother and the mother's love for her children.
How many land does a man need
The protagonist of the story is a peasant named Pahom, who overhears his wife and sister-in-law argue over the merits of town and peasant farm life. He thinks to himself "if I had plenty of land, I shouldn't fear the Devil himself!". Unbeknownst to him, Satan is present sitting behind the stove and listening.
The gold flame
The Gold Frame is a short story written by the cartoonist, R.K.Laxman. In this story the writer tries to bring out the characteristics of Indian middle class. The hypocrisy and false prestige, typical to middle class are well exposed in this story. The style of the story is consistent with the theme of humour.
The lottery ticket
The Lottery Ticket is a book by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. This book is a story about a man whose wife believes she has won the lottery after her husband, Ivan Dmitritch, reads her the series, which is correct, but not the number, which is incorrect.
The doll's House
A Doll's House. A Doll's House opens on Christmas Eve. Nora Helmer enters her well-furnished living room—the setting of the entire play—carrying several packages. Torvald Helmer, Nora's husband, comes out of his study when he hears her arrive.
The last leaf
“The Last Leaf” concerns Johnsy, a poor young woman who is seriously ill with pneumonia. She believes that when the ivy vine on the wall outside her window loses all its leaves, she will also die. Her neighbour Behrman, an artist, tricks her by painting a leaf on the wall.
The bet
The Bet is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov about a banker and a young man who make a bet with each other based on capital punishment and whether the death penalty is better or worse than life in prison. An ironic twist responds to this exploration of the value of a human life with an unexpected result.