Question

Michael Madhusudan Dutt is credited with revolutionizing Bengali poetry by introducing a specific verse form. What was this major innovation?

• A. He adapted classical Sanskrit Slokas for modern epics.
• B. He introduced Amitrakshar, a blank verse style with run-on lines.
• C. He invented the Payar meter for devotional songs.
• D. He was the first to write Bengali ghazals with complex internal rhymes.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. He introduced Amitrakshar, a blank verse style with run-on lines.

• Your notes highlight that Dutt introduced Amitrakshar, a blank verse style characterized by run-on lines and varied caesuras.

• This technical innovation broke from traditional Bengali metrical patterns, allowing for more flexible and dramatic poetic expression.

• It was a key technique he used in his Bengali epics, fundamentally changing the language's poetic possibilities.