A
Escape into dreams
B
Embrace beauty and joy
C
Pray to gods
D
Forget worldly sorrows
উত্তরের বিবরণ
কিটস বলেন, প্রকৃত দুঃখ সৌন্দর্যের ভেতরেই বাস করে। ফুল, রঙ, প্রেম—এসবই ক্ষণস্থায়ী। তাই এগুলিকে গভীরভাবে অনুভব করলেই মানুষ দুঃখকে চিনতে পারে।

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Which Romantic poet created the character 'Lamia' in his narrative poem?
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Lord Byron
B
P. B. Shelley
C
William Wordsworth
D
John Keats
• The character ‘Lamia’ in the narrative poem was created by John Keats.
• Lamia:
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Written in 1819 and published in 1820, the poem is inspired by Robert Burton’s Anatomy of Melancholy.
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It draws upon elements of ancient Greek mythology to tell a story of love and betrayal.
• Characters:
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Lamia
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Hermes
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Lycius
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Apollonius
• Summary:
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Lamia was a beautiful woman who, as a punishment, was transformed into a venomous serpent.
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When Hermes helps her, she regains human form.
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She goes to the city of Corinth and falls deeply in love with Lycius.
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Using her magic, Lamia enchants Lycius, and they begin a happy life together.
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Blinded by love, Lycius ignores the advice of his philosophical teacher Apollonius and decides to marry Lamia.
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At the wedding, Apollonius reveals Lamia’s true identity as a serpent.
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Upon this revelation, Lamia mysteriously vanishes, and Lycius dies of grief.
• John Keats:
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A British Romantic lyric poet devoted to perfecting poetry through vivid imagery, sensuous appeal, and philosophical reflections on classical legend.
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Titles: Poet of Beauty, Poet of Sensuousness; also trained as a Physician and Surgeon.
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His literary works include Sonnets, Odes, and Epics.
• Famous Works:
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Ode to Psyche
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Ode to a Nightingale
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Ode on a Grecian Urn
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To Autumn
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Ode on Melancholy
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Isabella
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Lamia
Source: An ABC of English Literature by M Mofizar Rahman.

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In the poem, Keats calls Psyche—
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“The queen of night”
B
“The latest-born and loveliest vision”
C
“The child of Apollo”
D
“The immortal bird”
কবিতার শুরুতেই কিটস সাইকিকে “latest-born and loveliest vision” বলে বর্ণনা করেন। এর মাধ্যমে তিনি বোঝান যে সাইকি ছিল গ্রিক পুরাণের শেষদিকের দেবী এবং সবচেয়ে সুন্দর। কিটস তাঁকে স্বপ্নের মতো মাধুর্যময় রূপে কল্পনা করেছেন।

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How does Keats decide to honor Psyche?
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By writing sacred hymns
B
By building a temple in his mind
C
By offering fruits and flowers
D
By arranging a festival
কিটস বলেন, তিনি নিজের কল্পনায় একটি পবিত্র মন্দির গড়ে তুলবেন। তাঁর মন হবে একটি উদ্যান যেখানে প্রেম, সৌন্দর্য, স্বপ্ন ও শান্তির ফুল ফুটবে। এভাবে কিটস সাইকিকে কল্পনার মাধ্যমে দেবীর আসনে বসান।

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