Sea Fever 1) Who wrote the poem ‘Sea Fever’? Ans:- John Masefield wrote the poem ’Sea Fever’. 2) What was the favourite place of the poet? Ans:- To see the sea was the favourite place of the poet. 3) What do you mean by steer? Ans:- Steer means to control the direction of movement. 4) What was the colour of mist on the sea’s face? Ans:- The colour of the mist was grey. 5) What thing did not the poet deny? Ans:- The poet can not deny the call of running tide. 6) Write the name of Sea-bird? Ans:- Sea-gull is the name of a sea-bird. 7) Who wants to live a gypsy life? Ans:- The poet wants to become a gypsy life. 8) Write the name of the sea-animal? Ans:- Whale, a name of the sea-animal. 9) What do you mean by whetted knife? Ans:- Whetted knife means sharpened knife. 10) What kind of day does the poet prefer for siling? Ans:- The poet prefers va...
Epistolary Novel
It is a one kind of famous novel that is written as a series of documents basically in Letter format.
Elements
Dialogue Format
Emphasis on thoughts
Boundless Emotions
Derived
That term derived from Greek word "Epistole" that means a Letter and this term coined by James Howell (1594–1666) with "Familiar Letters"
Influenced
Epistolary Novel based on Realism to a story and impacts the working of real life from a different point of view.
Popular
In the 18th century, this genre became popular through the works of Samuel Richardson's successful Novels Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1748).
Famous Epistolary Novels:
Pamela:(1740):
Samuel Richardson's successful first epistolary novel Pamela, It tells the story of a 15 years old maidservant Pamela who is able to protect her chastity from the wealthy landowner Mr.B. It is a story of Moral Ethics.
Clarissa (1748)
The pathetic story of a young woman, Clarissa Harlowe whose quest for virtue is frequently thwarted by her family, written by Samuel Richardson.
Poor Folk(1746)
This epistolary Novel written by famous Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. The story is based on two main characters- Makar and Varvana. It is a story of the life of poor people and their relationship with rich people.
The Color Purple (1982):
Alice Walker achieved the Pulitzer prize for writing this epistolary Novel. It is a tragic story of Celia,a poor, uneducated 14 years old girl who was beaten and raped by her father.
The White Tiger (2008):
This epistolary Novel written by Indian writer Aravind Adiga and achieved 40th Man booker prize in the same year. The novel provided a gloomy humorous point of view of Indian's class struggle in a globalised world in which the life journey of Balram to become a successful entrepreneur.
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