What literary device is exemplified in the lines, "A grief without a pang, void, dark, and drear, / A stifled, drowsy, unimpassioned grief"?
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Metaphor
B
Alliteration
C
Personification
D
Paradox
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Contradictory Ideas: A paradox involves placing two seemingly opposing concepts together to reveal a deeper truth. Here, grief is normally intense and felt acutely (“a pang”), but the speaker describes it as “a grief without a pang” and “unimpassioned grief.” This contradiction emphasizes that his sorrow lacks its usual emotional force.
Nature of Dejection: Coleridge’s dejection isn’t ordinary sadness—it’s emotional numbness, a paralysis of feeling. He cannot experience joy or even fully engage with grief in its natural form.
Effect: The paradox effectively communicates the depth of his inner emptiness, showing that his melancholy is not just sorrow, but a void where emotion should be, underscoring the central theme of emotional and creative stagnation in Dejection: An Ode.
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The river Alph flows "Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a..."
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sunlit bay
B
living sea
C
sea of dreams
D
sunless sea
River Alph’s Final Destination in Kubla Khan
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Lines Description:
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The poem describes the Alph flowing into a “sunless sea” deep underground, a mysterious and hidden end.
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Imagery and Atmosphere:
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The sunless sea evokes otherworldliness, darkness, and the subconscious.
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It reinforces the dreamlike, mystical, and imaginative quality of the poem.
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Symbolic Meaning:
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The Alph’s journey mirrors the creative process, flowing from dramatic inspiration to a vast, unknowable unconscious.
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Which year was the edited, final version of "Dejection: An Ode" published?
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1802
B
1817
C
1798
D
1820
April 1802: Coleridge initially composed the poem as a personal letter to Sara Hutchinson, titled “A Letter to Sara Hutchinson.”
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October 1802: A revised, shorter version was first published in the Morning Post newspaper.
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1817: The definitive, edited version, titled “Dejection: An Ode,” was published in Coleridge’s collection Sibylline Leaves.
This 1817 version is considered the final, authoritative text of the poem, reflecting Coleridge’s polished reflections on dejection, imagination, and the poet’s inner state.
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Why is the maid from Abyssinia important in the poem?
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She represents history
B
She is a goddess figure
C
She symbolizes artistic inspiration
D
She warns Kubla of danger
কবিতার শেষাংশে Abyssinian maid একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ প্রতীক। সে dulcimer বাজাচ্ছিল এবং Mount Abora–এর গান গাইছিল। এই চিত্র কাব্যিক অনুপ্রেরণা ও শিল্পের উৎসের প্রতীক। কোলরিজ দেখাতে চেয়েছেন, সংগীত ও শিল্প কল্পনাকে জাগিয়ে তুলতে পারে। যদি কবি সেই সুর নিজের ভেতরে আনতে পারতেন, তবে তিনি বাতাসে প্রাসাদ গড়তে পারতেন। এটি pure imagination–এর শক্তি।
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