Who coined the term ’esemplastic’ ?
A. William Worsworth
B. Browning
C. Coleridge
D. Eliot
English Literature Mcqs
The fall of the prison of Bacille, that marks the begining of French Revolution occurred on______________?
The fall of the prison of Bacille, that marks the begining of French Revolution occurred on______________?
A. June 14,1789
B. June 14, 1798
C. July 14, 1789
D. July 14,1798
One of the disadvantages of this school of criticism is that it tends to make readings too subjective ?
One of the disadvantages of this school of criticism is that it tends to make readings too subjective ?
A. Reader Response Criticism
B. Formalist Criticism
C. Historical Criticism
D. These are all equally subjective
An Elizabethan Puritan critic denounced the poets as ‘fathers of lies’,’schools of abuse’ and’caterpillars of a commonwealth’. Mark him out from the following crities________________?
An Elizabethan Puritan critic denounced the poets as ‘fathers of lies’,’schools of abuse’ and’caterpillars of a commonwealth’. Mark him out from the following crities________________?
A. William Tyndale
B. Roger Ascham
C. Stephen Gosson
D. Henry Howard
Who made a difference between ‘poetry’ and ‘poem’ ?
Who made a difference between ‘poetry’ and ‘poem’ ?
A. Coleridge
B. Addison
C. Arnold
D. Eliot
How many poets were included in Jhonson’s ‘The Lives of Most Eminent English Poets’ ?
How many poets were included in Jhonson’s ‘The Lives of Most Eminent English Poets’ ?
A. 48
B. 50
C. 52
D. 54
Plato equated poetry with painting, and Aristotle equated it with_______________?
Plato equated poetry with painting, and Aristotle equated it with_______________?
A. drama
B. music
C. dance
D. none
The New Critics were_________________?
The New Critics were_________________?
A. Psychological Critics
B. Feminist critics
C. Formalist critics
D. Marxist critics
According to Aristotle pity and fear are evoked by_______________?
According to Aristotle pity and fear are evoked by_______________?
A. Comedy
B. Tragedy
C. Satire
D. Melodrama
What is denouement ____________?
What is denouement ____________?
A. The ending of a tragedy
B. The ending of a comedy
C. The climax in a tragedy
D. The climax in a comedy