Match the Words given in List-I with their definitions given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Words) | (Meanings) | | (A) Soliloquy | (I) a poem or song that expresses sad feelings, especially for someone who has died | | (B) Epistolary | (II) a short novel, especially a romantic novel that is considered to be badly written | | (C) Elegy | (III) a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts | | (D) Novelette | (IV) Written or expressed in the form of letters | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Match the Words given in List-I with their definitions given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Meanings)
(A) Soliloquy	(I) a poem or song that expresses sad feelings, especially for someone who has died
(B) Epistolary	(II) a short novel, especially a romantic novel that is considered to be badly written
(C) Elegy	(III) a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts
(D) Novelette	(IV) Written or expressed in the form of letters

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Options

A
(A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
B
(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
C
(A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
D
(A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

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Solution

Option 1 -> Incorrectly matches Soliloquy with "short novel" and Elegy with "form of letters".

Option 2 -> Correctly matches all literary terms: Soliloquy (stage speech), Epistolary (letters), Elegy (sad poem/song), Novelette (short novel).

Option 3 -> Incorrectly matches Soliloquy with "form of letters" and Novelette with "stage speech".

Option 4 -> Incorrectly matches Soliloquy with "sad poem" and contains an error (C repeated as I).

Hence, Option 2: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) -> This correctly pairs Soliloquy with the theatrical monologue definition, Epistolary with letter-form writing, Elegy with the mourning poem/song, and Novelette with the short novel description -> correct

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