Which figure of speech is it when a statement is exaggerated in a poem ?
A. Onomatopeia
B. Metonymy
C. Alliteration
D. Hyperbole
English Literature Mcqs
What is a sonnet ?
What is a sonnet ?
A. A poem of six lines
B. A poem of eight lines
C. A poem of twelve lines
D. A poem of fourteen lines
Which is not a poetry form ?
Which is not a poetry form ?
A. epic
B. tale
C. ballad
D. sonnet
What is the imitation of natural sounds in word form ?
What is the imitation of natural sounds in word form ?
A. Personification
B. Hyperboles
C. Alliteration
D. Onomatopoeia
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor ?
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor ?
A. No difference. Simply two different ways in referring to the same thing.
B. A simile is more descriptive.
C. A simile uses as or like to make a comparison and a metaphor doesn’t.
D. A simile must use animals in the comparison.
Which of the following is not a Shakespeare tragedy ?
Which of the following is not a Shakespeare tragedy ?
A. Titus Andronicus
B. Othello
C. Macbeth
D. None of the above
“Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe,With loss of Eden.” This is an extract from ?
“Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe,With loss of Eden.” This is an extract from ?
A. Paradise Lost
B. Paradise Regained
C. Samson Agonistes
D. Divorce Tracts
Which of the following is not a work of John Keats ?
Which of the following is not a work of John Keats ?
A. Endymion
B. To some ladies
C. To hope
D. None of above
Who wrote “Ten Little Niggers ?”
Who wrote “Ten Little Niggers ?”
A. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
B. Irvine Welsh
C. Agatha Christie
D. None of above
____________is a late 20th century play written by a woman ?
____________is a late 20th century play written by a woman ?
A. Queen Cristina
B. Top Girls
C. Camille
D. The Homecoimg