According to most critics, Vita Nuova is an example of which of the following genres ?
A. Autobiography
B. Framed narrative
C. Lyric poetry
D. All of the above
According to Dante, what does the term “gramatica” mean ?
According to Dante, what does the term “gramatica” mean ?
A. It is static language with unchanging rules.
B. It is the language spoken by everyday people.
C. It is the only kind of illustrious vernacular.
D. It is synonymous with natural language.
Who is the main focus of a number of Shakespeare’s sonnets ?
Who is the main focus of a number of Shakespeare’s sonnets ?
A. The Dark Lady
B. Hamlet
C. Christopher Marlow
D. Hamnet Shakespeare
Which of the following poems was authored by Shakespeare ?
Which of the following poems was authored by Shakespeare ?
A. “Tintern Abbey”
B. “A Lover’s Complaint”
C. “El Cid”
D. “The Wasteland”
Which of the following are not among the subjects of Shakespeare’s sonnets ?
Which of the following are not among the subjects of Shakespeare’s sonnets ?
A. The Dark Lady
B. Shakespeare’s father
C. A young man
D. A rival poet
The concept of “prose” refers to which of the following ?
The concept of “prose” refers to which of the following ?
A. Ordinary speech
B. Blank verse
C. Rhyming verse
D. Non-English word use
Shakespeare sometimes used the trochee, which in meter refers to which of the following? In Shakespeare’s plays, a troche is___________________?
Shakespeare sometimes used the trochee, which in meter refers to which of the following? In Shakespeare’s plays, a troche is___________________?
A. The same as an iamb with an unstressed and stressed syllable in a foot
B. The opposite of an iamb with a stressed and then unstressed syllable in a foot
C. Only one syllable for the length of a foot
D. None of the above
In the narrative poem, “The Rape of Lucrece,” who is Lucretia ?
In the narrative poem, “The Rape of Lucrece,” who is Lucretia ?
A. A fairy queen
B. A Roman matron
C. A villainess
D. A beggar woman
In Shakespeare’s plays, when is rhyme often used ?
In Shakespeare’s plays, when is rhyme often used ?
A. When ghosts speak
B. When characters speak naturally
C. When a lower class character speaks
D. When the play necessitates ritualistic, choral, and sensuous effect
In his reading of Shakespeare’s “Fair Youth Sonnets,” who does Charlton Ogburn suppose Shakespeare to have really been ?
In his reading of Shakespeare’s “Fair Youth Sonnets,” who does Charlton Ogburn suppose Shakespeare to have really been ?
A. Marlowe
B. Swift
C. Oxford
D. Bacon