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Literary Theory and Criticism

Philip Sidney’s Apologie for Poetrie is a defence of poetry against the charges brought against it by____________?

Philip Sidney’s Apologie for Poetrie is a defence of poetry against the charges brought against it by____________?

A. Henry Howard
B. Roger Ascham
C. John Skelton
D. Stephen Gosson

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English Literature Mcqs, Literary Theory and Criticism

The statements below are steps on “How to Read a Short Story Critically”. Which comes in as the last thing to do in the critical reading of a narrative ?

The statements below are steps on “How to Read a Short Story Critically”. Which comes in as the last thing to do in the critical reading of a narrative ?

A. Analyze the Structure of the Story
B. Analyze Rhetorical Elements
C. Analyze the Meaning of the Story (Interpretation)
D. Analyze the Essential Elements of the Story

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English Literature Mcqs, Literary Theory and Criticism

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

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English Literature Mcqs, Literary Theory and Criticism

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

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English Literature Mcqs, Literary Theory and Criticism

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

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English Literature Mcqs, Literary Theory and Criticism