Read the following passage and answer the questions given below The aim of literature is the good of the world. Its purpose is not to reflect the world .its purpose is not to reflect the word but to redeem the world. Literature is not merely for the entertainment of an individual, but for the betterment and elevation of both the heart and the soul. A poet is not a mere entertainer but a prophet who inspires a habit of confidence and dynamism in the community in the community to which he belongs, in fact, the greater the artist , the wider will be the appeal of his words. A great poet, novelist or dramatist is not of one country, but of the entire world, not of an agebut of all ages. For such a cosmopolitan artist, art is not for art’s sake but for the sake of society morality and humanity. Answer the questions below (5x2=10) QUESTIONS: 1. Write a title for this passage? 2. What is the purpose of the literature? 3. What does the poet do besides entertaining? 4. What is the place of a great artist in this world? 5. What does art mean to a cosmopolitan artist?
Answers
1. Write a title for this passage?
"Literature, humanity's gift"
2. What is the purpose of the literature?
The purpose of literature is for the entertainment of an individual, and also for the betterment and elevation of both the heart and the soul.
3. What does the poet do besides entertaining?
A poet does not merely entertain but he is a prophet who inspires a habit of confidence and dynamism in the community in the community to which he belongs to.
4. What is the place of a great artist in this world?
The greater the artist, the wider will be the appeal of his words. A great poet, novelist or dramatist is not of one country, but of the entire world, not of an ag ebut of all ages.
5. What does art mean to a cosmopolitan artist?
For a cosmopolitan artist, art is not for art’s sake but for the sake of society morality and humanity.
Answer:
1. The Aim of Literature
2. its purpose is not to reflect the word but to redeem the world. Literature is not merely for the entertainment of an individual, but for the betterment and elevation of both the heart and the soul.
3. A poet is not a mere entertainer but a prophet who inspires a habit of confidence and dynamism in the community to which he belongs
4. The place of a great artist in the world is that he not from one country but from the entire world, not of an age but of all ages .This is place given to the great artists of the world.
5. For a cosmopolitan artist, art is not for art’s sake but for the sake of society morality and humanity.