What are the basic questions literary theory asks ? A. What is literature? B. Why do people write literature? C. What are the effects of literature?D. All of these.

A work of criticism that considers how English imperialism affected native Indian authors would be an example of_______________? A. Marxist theory B. psychoanalytic theoryC. postcolonial theory D. deconstruction

In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: “We do not like to see our author’s plays acted, and least of all, ’Hamlet’. There is no play that suffers so much in being…

Which of the following offers the best definition of the theatrical concept of a chorus ? A. Members of the audience who comment on the play’s actions B. Characters who remind the audience that the play is fictional C. A…

Which of the following poems can be described as a haiku ? A. Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro” B. Bishop’s “One Art” C. Auden’s “Paysage Moralisé” D. William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18”

Which of the following are examples of poetic structures ? A. Lines of text with words that rhyme at the end B. A continuous block of text C. Unrhymed linesD. All of these

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” can be described as what kind of play ? A. A comedic play B. A tragic play C. A modern play D. A tragi-comedy

Which of the following offers the best definition of a fable ? A. A story in which the author provides an explicit moral B. A story that takes place in the distant past C. A light-hearted, humorous story in which…

Which of the following concepts does Aristotle consider to be the most important element of a Greek tragedy ? A. Plot B. Poetic diction C. Song composition D. Stage design

Which of the following assertions would William Wordsworth most likely agree with ? A. Poetry should be written in the common language of ordinary people. B. Poetry should focus on the lives and thoughts of elite people. C. Poetry should…