Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 31
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A poem is said to be good if it________

Ahas elevated style
Bhas rhyme and reason
Cis difficult to understand
Dhas a regular rhythm
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Question 32
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The art of using persuasive words in literary works is known as_______

ARhetoric
BDilemma
CParody
DParonomasia
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Question 33
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'A trouble shared is a trouble halved' illustrates the use of______

AParadox
BCliche
CPun
DMetaphor
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Question 34
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In drama, comic reliefs often occur in_______

Acomedies
Btragedies
Chistorical plays
Dromantic plays
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Question 35
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What basically distinguishes literature from other disciplines is its________

Ause of creative imagination
Bexposition of human experiences
Ccommunication of ideas
Dportrayal of places
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Question 36
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An overused expression is a/an _________

ACliche
BCacophony
CEpigram
DArchetype
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Question 37
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The atmosphere of a poem has to do with_________

ATime and Place
BRhythm and Rhyme
CTone and Mood
DVersification and Lineation
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Question 38
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The literary device used in line 6 is an example of______

 

ASynecdoche
BIrony
CParadox
DHyperbole
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Question 39
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The literary device used in line 1 is ________

ASimile
BAlliteration
CLitotes
DPersonification
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Question 40
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The object of the extract is____?

 

Achildishness
Bthe unchanging cycle of nature
Cthe adverse effect of old age
Dhuman being
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Question 41
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The rhyme scheme of the poem is_________

 

Aacbcca
Babccdc
Cabcdcc
Dabacbc
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Question 42
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The mood of the writer is that of _____?

AElation
BSarcasm
CSorrow
DAnxiety
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Question 43
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Which one of the following does not relate to the tone in Diop's Vanity?

ASarcasm
BCondemnation
CRejuvenation
DConcern
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Question 44
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The theme that runs through Hallowell's Dining Table is that of________

AConflict
BBrutality
CPoverty
DLoneliness
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Question 45
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_____ is used to describe the predetermination of a future event in a literary piece

AAnalepsis
BProlepsis
CInterlude
DFatalism
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Question 46
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________is used to describe the 'god of inspiration' in literature

AMuse
BPremiere
CMood
DDeux Ex Machina
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Question 47
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"Nightfall! Nightfall!! You are my mortal enemy". The dominant figure of speech above is a/an________

AOde
BApostrophe
CAllusion
DMetaphor
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Question 48
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_______ is used to describe the situation where a character recognize his mistake

ATragic flaw
BHubris
CDenouement
DAnagnorisis
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Question 49
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The literary term for conflict in literature is_________

AAgon
BHubris
CHamartia
DAnaphora
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Question 50
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When a writer deviates from the chronological arrangement of events in a literary piece, he uses ...

AAnadiplosis
BAnachrony
CChrestomathy
DAnagnorisis
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