Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 21
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does it stink like rotten meat? makes use of the sense of

Ataste
Btouch
Csight
Dsmell
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Question 22
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The dominant literary device is 

Athe epithet
Bthe rhetorical question
Cverbal irony
Dparadox
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Question 23
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A story which explains a natural phenomenon or justifies the beliefs of a society is A. myth B. legend C. motif D. fable

Amyth
Blegend
Cmotif
Dfable
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Question 24
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The chorus normally features prominently in

Apoetry
Bthe epic
Cthe novel
Ddrama
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Question 25
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A three-line stanza, rhymed ABA, BCB, CDC is a

Acouplet
Bhaiku
Cterza rima
Dheroic couplet
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Question 26
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An inscription on a tombstone is an

Aepitaph
Bepistle
Cepigram
Dode
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Question 27
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When you are old and grey and full of sleep.

The rhythmic pattern of the above line is

Aanapestic
Bdactylic
Ctrochaic
Diambic
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Question 28
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A recurring idea, image, or a group of images that unifies a work of literature is

Amotif
Ballusion
Clegend
Danecdote
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Question 29
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A pause within a line of poetry is

Aan alliteration
Ba caesura
Ca metre
Dan assonance
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Question 30
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Something a character says on stage that is meant for the audience alone is

Aan epilogue
Ba mine
Ca soliloguy
Dan aside
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