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Of Studies — Revision Notes
NIOS · Class 12 · English
Of Studies revision notes for NIOS Class 12 English: 4 topics in quick points. Part of the NIOS Class 12 English syllabus.
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Key Topics to Revise
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Section 1: The Three Uses of Studies
- Studies serve three main purposes: delight (pleasure), ornament (refinement), and ability (practical skill)
- Delight from studies is experienced in privateness and retiring (solitude)
- Ornament refers to how studies enhance our discourse and conversation
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Section 2: Methods of Reading and the Impact of Reading, Writing, and Conversation
- Purpose of reading should not be to contradict, confute, or argue, but to weigh and consider
- Reading for mere debate or to dismiss others' views is futile and waste of intellectual energy
- Different books require different reading approaches - categorized as tasting, swallowing, and digesting
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Section 3: Different Subjects as Remedies for Different Mental Ailments
- Histories make men wise - learning from past experiences and mistakes
- Poets make men witty - literature develops creativity, imagination, and mental sharpness
- Mathematics makes men subtle - precision, logical thinking, and attention to detail
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Literary Devices and Writing Techniques in 'Of Studies'
- Aphoristic style - essay written in short, pithy sentences containing universal truths
- Maxims and aphorisms as primary structural elements - memorable, quotable sentences
- Parallelism - 'Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man' (parallel structure for emphasis)
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Bacon identifies that studies serve threeBacon cautions against excessive and imbalancedBacon uses the simile of naturalBacon prescribes different reading strategiesBacon presents that reading
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Key topics in Of Studies include Section 1: The Three Uses of Studies, Section 2: Methods of Reading and the Impact of Reading, Writing, and Conversation, Section 3: Different Subjects as Remedies for Different Mental Ailments, Literary Devices and Writing Techniques in 'Of Studies'. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the NIOS Class 12 board exam.
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