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\item \textbf{Figures of speech: contrast, ambiguity, comparison, personification, and simile — in which verses are they found in order?}

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\textbf{(a)} A heart that never found joy from a single grain & \textbf{Chenin dar dam-e gham ta ki be buy-e dane beshinand} \\
\textbf{(b)} A woman going to her friend's house, saying: I will not go & \textbf{Begoftast ashk-e dideh-ye man rahgozar az man} \\
\textbf{(c)} Cho tu bar khiz-izi va az nasaz kharaman gordi & \textbf{Sarv bar tarf-e golestan z hasia beshinand} \\
\textbf{(d)} On the road, after the veil, the veil is not present & \textbf{Duri-ye gossman masbarke bud mane-e vesal} \\
\textbf{(e)} The salvation of the soul is the enemy of the friend & \textbf{Vay bar hesal-e morqi ke dar in dam nabud} \\
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(1) b, alf, h\={a}, j, d \quad (2) j, d, alf, h\={a}, b \quad (3) d, alf, h\={a}, j, b \quad (4) d, j, alf, b, h\={a}

\item \textbf{In which verse are all three figures of speech (simile, metaphor, and personification) present?}

(1) To the imaginary castle and impossible metaphor \quad Bakht mani ke khvabi va ta'bir-e to mohal

(2) After a lifetime, the factory of regret opened \quad Eshq-e ganji ast ke afzuniyash az enfaq ast

(3) Chon gol raft va golestan dar gozasht \quad Neshanov-e zan pas z bolbol sargozasht

(4) To the desert of delusion, until who lost you like the wind? \quad Nemibiini rahi, tarsam ke gom gardi cho va vagardi

\item \textbf{Which of the following verses contain figures of speech?}

\textbf{``An che midanand matam-e tanparestan, sur-e mast''} \hfill \textbf{Dar, nakhl-e digaran va rayat-e Mansur-e mast''}

(1) Ambiguity, metaphor, allusion, contrast \quad (2) Metaphor, simile, ambiguity, appropriateness, genus

(3) Allusion, contrast, genus, ambiguity \quad (4) Simile, ambiguity, appropriateness, contrast, allusion

\item \textbf{In the phrase: ``This tireless daily effort, this unbearable struggle, and always eating from the beauty of love that we offer to God'' — how many \textit{taka'oz} (contradictions) exist?}

(1) two and five \quad (2) two and six \quad (3) three and seven \quad (4) three and eight

\item \textbf{The head noun of all the following noun phrases is correct \underline{except}:}

(1) Determining the precise semantic elements of language: (arzesh)

(2) The collection of literary works of this land and region: (majmu'eh)

(3) The relationship of coexistence of each language unit with another language unit: (rabeteh)

(4) The smallest language unit with direct and indirect meaning: (vahed)

\item \textbf{Which structural components of words, in order, are equivalent to (dahshat — nazm — zirnvis — abreft)?}

(1) rosh — nashkar — zirbina — khodapasand \quad (2) negaesh — natamam — doronma — dast farsud

(3) kash — nadar — pish pardeh — dast pokht \quad (4) aramesh — nadorost — dast bus — sarneveshteh

\item \textbf{In which sentence does a \textit{motamm} noun exist?}

(1) An element contrary to the pride of the gazelle, describing it more.

(2) Appropriate words and expressions, written to give artistic value.

(3) In the poetry of Asadi, religious feeling and attachment to the foundations of Islam dominate everything.

(4) Naser Khosrow left the results of his philosophical reflections in Persian prose as a legacy.

\item \textbf{In the following sentences, what type of sentence is found \underline{except}:}

\textbf{``The story of `ni' begins. `ni' is in fact a soul bewildered, separated from its origin and longing; returning to its origin — but how can it reach this origin? Only if love keeps it from putting its lips on the flute of complaints.``}

(1) three partial complements \quad (2) two partial complements to mofool

(3) four partial complements to mofool and motamm \quad (4) four partial complements to mofool and motamm

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\item Which two couplets are most consistent with the meaning of \textbf{``Gratitude increases blessings''}?

\textbf{(a)} Be grateful wherever the guest comes to you \hfill \textbf{Rozzi feeds himself from your table}\\
\textbf{(b)} Sugar opens the lock of the treasure \hfill \textbf{Ganj (treasure) you will find by hand}\\
\textbf{(c)} Be grateful, for gratitude brings servants to you \hfill \textbf{Pish (before) them be a man of good future}\\
\textbf{(d)} Sincere gratitude to you from me \hfill \textbf{Shokr (gratitude) to God, I became devoted}

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(1) alef -- b \hfill (2) alef -- j \hfill (3) b -- d \hfill (4) b -- j

\item Which couplet has a \textbf{different meaning} from the other couplets?

\begin{enumerate}
\item[(1)] May the meadow of Golshan be our hunting ground, and forever
\item[(2)] Light a lamp at noon, for like the sun I shall rise
\item[(3)] My essential soul was born to reach union with you
\item[(4)] You, like the wind sweeping the royal carpet of the sky
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\textit{Tadhro bagh Ferdowsi, nasse morgh in Golstanam\\
Z mohr Aastiyaan poshed me ar daman barafshaanam\\
Jaraa az khooish begrizy va ba bigaane benshinni\\
Koja baashad ke chon booman dar in viraane benshinni}

\item \textbf{Which couplet is seen in the context of national and heroic epic?}

\begin{enumerate}
\item[(1)] Bejanbeside the camp of the warriors of Razm-gaah
\item[(2)] The elders with their swords drawn
\item[(3)] He gave the star Akhtar Kaavi\ldots
\item[(4)] In the battle formation, Andaron was killed like Ashkbus
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\textit{Baroon takhst asb az miyan sepaah\\
To gooyee ke ahan hami begasland\\
Bar aan saan ke bodi be rasm kiyan\\
Vazo shaadman shod del giv va toos}

\item \textbf{``Aftabish'' (his sun) has the closest meaning to which couplet: ``the heart of every flower is open''}?

\begin{enumerate}
\item[(1)] Like two atoms of every world, the sun shone
\item[(2)] To the degree of loss, the moon reduces the sun
\item[(3)] It is worth thousands of Kandars coming as a phrase
\item[(4)] One bird of the heart did not leave the mark of Shekar Hasan
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\textbf{``Its foundation is baseless and without foundation'' --- which couplet}

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\begin{enumerate}
\item[(1)] No such crow is desired in the eyes
\item[(2)] We led the heart to the path of love, across the sea
\item[(3)] Several days of prosperity and ruin, the water brought
\item[(4)] The attachment to thorns and the nest of Khas --- what is it?
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\textit{Kan mive ke az sabr bar aamad shokri bood\\
Dar aamad az mohr, aan del afrooz\\
Ke sham dide afrozim dar mehraab abroyit\\
Basar dar del z aarzoo ghofl shekibaayi zadam}

\item \textbf{The verse: ``The old tent of Anas Mazn, in this ancient bond has a suitable meaning''}?

\begin{enumerate}
\item[(1)] With all the beauty of the world, closing the eyes is difficult
\item[(2)] The flowing reason of the shore comes to the heart as a support
\item[(3)] The turning wheel did not come from me, it was not on the path of kindness
\item[(4)] In the garden, the rose comes to the wind
\end{enumerate}

\item \textbf{Which couplet has a \textbf{different meaning} from the other couplets?}

\begin{enumerate}
\item[(1)] From now on, do not remind me of the bitterness of separation
\item[(2)] Endure patiently, like one day --- one day
\item[(3)] After several nights of patience, the Lord grants the power to see
\item[(4)] Do not turn around in the dust of Kas --- Chosoon Kalid
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