Vocabulary
flibbertigibbet
silly person
Life of Pi, before becoming a major motion picture won WHAT prize ?
Man Booker prize
One of the most translated works (clue: THE PROPHET) features an author of lebanese descent who later settled in America. Name him
Khalil Ghibran
The worlds most popular poet, as widely claimed.
Jalal Rumi
chivvy
tease
Old man and the sea was written by ___________ and among many awards, won the prestigious __________________ award/prize
Ernest Emmingway, Nobel prize in literature
Silent spring, by ____________ brought international focus to DDT and its peril to the environment.
Rachel Carson. While not a classic work of literature, this book was awarded many awards, echoed all the way in Congress (during Kennedy Administration), and later won her posthumously the "presidential medal of freedom".
Shakespeare's sonnets prominently feature a poetic meter. Name it
Iambic pentameter
redolent
scented, aromatic
The White Tiger ( another Booker prize winner) featured Priyanka Chopra ( in the movie version).
Priyanka Chopra had won what pageant award before becoming an actress ?
Miss World
_______ is often referred to as a language "born" for poetry.
Persian (Farsi)
badinage
banter
______ university is intricately associated with this award, even though the award itself is governed by an independent review board.
Name the university and the prize/award
Columbia University; Pulitzer prize
croupier
gambling casino employee ( one who assists at play tables)