Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
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The first stanza rhymes ______

Aab ac
Bab ab
Cabcb
Dabba
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Question 12
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The opening lines of the stanzas are ________

Atrochaic
Biambic
Canapaestic
Ddactylic
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Question 13
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The mood of the poet is ________

Aderisive
Becstatic
Cregretful
Dmelancholic
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Question 14
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The recurrent device used is ________

Asynecdoche
Bapostrophe
Cmetonymy
Dparadox
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Question 15
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The stanzas are written in _________

Aquintets
Bquatrains
Csestets
Dtercets
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Question 16
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The writer's attitude is one of ________

Aanger
Bindifference
Csympathy
Dmockery
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Question 17
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The narrative technique is ________

Athird person
Bfirst person
Cinterior-monologue
Dmultiple narration.
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Question 18
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The dominant theme is ______

Aunrequited love
Bloss of opportunity
Clack of trust.
Dinsatiable hunger
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Question 19
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Rumbling as used in the 1st paragraph is ______

Aonomatopoeic
Bmetaphoric
Cironic
Dalliterative
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Question 20
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...supine eyes ... illustrates _______

Aoxymoron
Bparadox
Cverbal irony
Dsynecdoche.
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Question 21
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A literary' device used to enhance sound effect in poetry is __________

Aimagery
Balliteration
Crefrain
Dsymbol
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Question 22
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Dramatis personae refers to ________

Aaudience
Bcharacters
Cchorus
Dcast
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Question 23
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In a literary work, the foil is one who ________

Acomplements another character
Bcontrasts with another character
Cintroduces the conflict
Dresolves the conflict
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Question 24
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Characterisation refers to __________

Ahow characters are grouped
Bthe readers' opinions of the characters
Chow characters are depicted
Dthe roles played by the character
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Question 25
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A play in which characters act through gestures and facial expressions is a _______

Apantomime
Bburlesque
Cmelodrama
Dfarce
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Question 26
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The, rhyme pattern is ______

Aabc abc
Baa bb cc
Cab ab cc
Daa bc bc
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Question 27
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The persona's mood is one of ________

Aanger
Badmiration
Cindifference
Djoy
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Question 28
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Read the poem and answer questions 13 to 15.

Here she lies, a pretty bud,

Lately made of flesh and blood;

Who as soon fell fast asleep

As her little eyes did peep.

Give her strewings, but not stir

The earth that lightly covers her.

The poem is about a/an ___________

Aflower
Bold woman
Clittle child
Dtraveller
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Question 29
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We live to die, we die to live is an example of _________

Aparadox
Bhyperbole
Cinversion
DOxymoron
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Question 30
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Here lie I, Martin Eliginbrodde

Have mercy on my soul, Lord Gọd

The extract above illustrates ______

Aepitaph
Belegy
Cballad
Ddirge
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