English Literature MCQs

A. Lines of text with words that rhyme at the end
B. A continuous block of text
C. Unrhymed lines
D. All of these

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”

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 viewers are shown proper ways to behave
D. A story told to little children

A. A comedic play
B. A tragic play
C. A modern play
D. A tragi-comedy

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 never concern itself with the natural world.
D. Poetry should rhyme.

A. Plot
B. Poetic diction
C. Song composition
D. Stage design

A. For revenge
B. To change the weather
C. To bring forth life-in-death
D. It is never directly stated why he does so.

A. An atmosphere of dread, fear, and darkness
B. An isolated protagonist
C. A hero or protagonist who is tempted
By A villain

A. An ode
B. An elegy
C. An epitaph
D. A ballad

A. Investigating the relationship between words and objective reality
B. Comparing the bible to folk tales from other cultures
C. Researching an author’s biography for clues about how to understand his or her writing
D. Researching what previous critics have said about a literary work