Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 21
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The tone of the poet is

Ajocular
Bharsh
Cmournful
Dsombre
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Question 22
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The poem is

Aallegoric
Bdidactic
Cmetaphysical
Dromantic
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Question 23
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In drama, catharsis is the

Achange of setting
Bconflict between two characters
Cresolution of conflict
Dpurgation of emotion from tension
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Question 24
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My bounty is as boundless as the sea my love as deep

The above lines illustrate

Aapostrophe
Bepigram
Chyperbole
Deuphemism
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Question 25
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A story with elements that have both literal and figurative meanings is

Aan allegory
Ba fable
Ca novella
Dan epistle
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Question 26
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In literature, the two components of diction are

Asentence construction and punctuation
Bvocabulary and punctuation
Csyntax and sentence construction
Dvocabulary and syntax
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Question 27
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A short play performed between the acts of a bigger play for entertainment is

Aan in media res
Ban interlude
Can incantation
Da deux ex machina
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Question 28
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Several hands stretched out for free meals at the refugee camp illustrates

AAntithesis
BEuphemism
CLitotes
DSynecdoche
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Question 29
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The literary term describing individuals in a work of literature is

Acharacters
Bprotagonist
Cnarrator
Dvillain
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Question 30
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A novel that features spiritual apparitions as major character is

AEpistolary
BGothic
CHistorical
DSocialogical
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