Auchitya Auchitya is a Hindi term taken from Sanskrit. It means justification, propriety, and decency. Kshemendra is the one who introduced the theory of Auchitya in his book AuchutiyaVichar Charcha. He was born in present-day Kashmir. He was the pupil of Abhinava Gupta. Auchitya is defined as harmony and in one aspect it is the …
Catharsis is an experience that helps us to release or purify emotions through art. In literary criticism, Aristotle uses the term in his work, Poetics, to describe the impact of a tragedy. The term originated from the Greek medical term, katharsis, which means purgation, purification, or cleansing. There is no commonly accepted definition available now. …
In literature, “stream of consciousness” is a narrative technique used by a writer to tell his/her story. This is a phrase first used by William James to characterize the unbroken flow of thought and feelings in the human mind. In literature, the writer presents the thoughts, memories, and feeling of a character as it is. …
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MEG – 05Literary Criticism & TheoryASSIGNMENT 2022 – 2023Based on Blocks (1 – 8)Max. Marks: 100Answer all questions. Assignment Related Downloads Assignment Front Page/ Evaluation Sheet: This is a mandatory part of an ignou assignment. You have to attach the evaluation sheet along with your assignment. You have to fill in the all information very …
Poetic diction is the language that we use in poetry. It is entirely different from the language which we use in everyday life. It is the language that is commonly used in novels, by its style, vocabulary, and use of figurative language. William Wordsworth was born in the Lake District of northern England. He was …
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Aristotle was a Greek philosopher during the classical period in ancient Greece. He was a disciple of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great. Aristotle’s theory of literature can be seen in his book, Poetics. Only part of it has survived. It was not a developed theoretical treatise, and that was in the form …
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Similes are an important tool that makes the language more creative, vivid, descriptive, and entertaining. Similes are used to strengthen descriptions more vividly than if only adjectives or literal descriptions were used. Let us look at the examples from the poem, A Baby Running Barefoot, by D. H. Lawrence. a) The movements of the baby’s …
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a) What is the picture that comes to your mind when you read the poem? b) Make a list of the similes used by the poet. c) How do the similes make the description more vivid to us?
A simile is an expression in which we make a comparison between two things to present an effective word picture, and use such words as ‘like’ and ‘as’ A Baby Running Barefoot is a poem written by D. H. Lawrence. In the poem he uses several similes throughout the poem, Now lust us list out …
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Answer; A Baby Running Barefoot is a poem written by D. H. Lawrence. When I read the poem I can visualize a picture of a father who felt excited when he saw his child begin to step to walk. In this poem, D. H. Lawrence presents fatherly love in a few lines. It is a …
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