Match the definitions in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II:-
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List-I (Definitions) |
List-II (Words) |
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(A) A composition that imitates or misrepresents a style |
(I) Paradox |
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(B) A trite or obvious remark |
(II) Parody |
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(C) A statement that contradicts itself |
(III) Irony |
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(D) An incongruity between what is expected and what occurs |
(IV) Cliché |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
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List-I (Definitions) |
List-II (Words) |
Explanation |
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(A) A composition that imitates or misrepresents a style |
(II) Parody |
A parody is an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. |
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(B) A trite or obvious remark |
(IV) Cliché |
A cliché is a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought; a trite remark. |
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(C) A statement that contradicts itself |
(I) Paradox |
A paradox is a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which, when investigated or explained, may prove to be well founded or true. |
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(D) An incongruity between what is expected and what occurs |
(III) Irony |
Irony is a literary device where the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning (verbal irony), or where the outcome of events is contrary to what was expected (situational irony). |