A. Jane Austen’s Emma
B. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
C. William Godwin’s Caleb Williams
D. Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley
A. the expurgation of indelicate language
B. the modernization of archaic vocabulary
C. the insertion of bawdy songs
D. the misspelling of simple words like theand and
A. Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Men
B. Paine’s Rights of Man
C. Godwin’s Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
D. Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France
A. the rhythmic expression of moral intuition
B. the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
C. the polite patter of a corrupted age
D. the divine gift of grace
Wordsworth described all good poetry as______________? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, Romantic Period A. troubadour
B. skald
C. chorister
D. bard
A. Prometheus
B. Satan
C. Cain
D. George III
Which of the following was not considered a type of the alienated, romantic visionary ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A A. Maria Edgeworth
B. Sir Walter Scott
C. Thomas De Quincey
D. Jane Austen
A. Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley
B. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth
D. Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë
Which two writers can be described as writing historical novels ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A A. the lyric poem written in the first person
B. the sonnet
C. doggerel rhyme
D. the political tract
A. about half of middle class men
B. almost all working class men
C. all women
D. A, B and C
Who remained without the vote following the Reform Bill of 1832 ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A