Complete the activities given below as per the instructions : (4 marks)(i) Match the columns : (2)Column ‘A’Column ‘B’(1) Novel(a) Greek Romances(2) 18th Century Literature(b) Middle class readers(3) 2nd to 6th Century(c) A long narrative fiction(4)…

Answer: (i) 1–c, 2–d, 3–a, 4–b. (ii) (a) Allegorical (b) Bildungsroman (c) Autobiographical (d) Utopian.

(i)

(The literature of the 18th century was marked by the spirit of realism, which shaped the modern novel, while the newspapers and magazines of the period created a large reading public of middle-class readers.)

(ii)
(a) The novel that bears more than one level of meaning is called Allegorical novel.
(b) Bildungsroman novel is concerned with the protagonist’s overall growth from childhood to adulthood.
(c) Autobiographical novel is a novel based on the author’s life.
(d) The novel based on an imaginary community possessing the ideal qualities is called Utopian novel.