LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
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What kind of literary work is ‘The Luncheon’ by Somerset Maugham?
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A novel
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A short story
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A poem
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A scientific article
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -’The Luncheon’ is an example of irony written in first person. The narrator was a young writer who lived in Paris. He was highly praised by one of her lady fans through letters.
Detailed explanation-2: -The take away points for this amusing but very precise short story called ‘The Luncheon’ is as follows: The way the woman seduces the author by flattery of his writing to get him to Foyot’s. The fact that the woman was garrulous as well as the allusion by the author that she had too many teeth than wanted in her mouth.
Detailed explanation-3: -In The Luncheon by W. Somerset Maugham we have the theme of struggle, innocence, greed, responsibility, selfishness and appearance.
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