Which of the following is common to all forms of literature?
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The three major forms of literature are
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Beauty in poetry depends mainly on
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The predominant figure of speech in the above extracts is
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The subject matter of the above extract is
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The image depicted in the extract is one of
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Pick the odd item from the list below
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The birds fly high over the hills beyond the corn fields. The poetic device used in the above extract is
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A poem written or rendered in praise of a person or thing is called
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The basic elements of drama are
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The choice of appropriate words to convey the thoughts of an author is called
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The state of mind of a poet can be described as
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Which of the following is a likely source of traditional oral poetry?
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An African author who has written plays, poems and prose is
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In a novel, the antagonist is
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Read the extract below and answer this question. The pattering rain was kicking up little explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the faint whisper of the stream as it stole across the land and disappeared into the bush. The figure of speech underlined in line 1 is
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In poetry, rhythm is a regular pattern of
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Which of the following is an African poet?
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In a play, a long speech by a single character in the presence of other characters is called
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A play that is full of exaggerated ridicule and laughter is called
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Pick the odd item from the list below
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A group of actors in a play is called
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A novel is usually written in
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What distinguishes a novel from a play is
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Which of the following best describes Literature? It
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The literary device in the statement - 'Students are to come to class with their Shakespeare' is called
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The first person narrator is usually
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The first person narrator is usually
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Which of the following is closest to the novel?
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''The people's voices rutted like pigs in the mud'' is an example of
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The rhyme scheme is known as
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This kind of rhyme scheme is known as
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A poem of 14 lines is known as a
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A poem of four lines is known as a
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Pick the odd item from the list
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A play on words is
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A play is fully realized when it is
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An epitaph is
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The essential function of a tragedy is to make people
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Mime is the art of acting that involves the use of
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A short witty statement is called an
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'penny wise; pound foolish' is an example of
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All fingers are not equal' is an example of
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Any expression which creates a mental picture is known as
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The predominant sound device in the extract is
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The underlined words in lines 1 and 4 are example of
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The omniscient narrator
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The main female character in a play is called
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The character that opposses the hero in a novel is called the
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Pick the odd item from the list
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The setting of this extract is the
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The mood of the narrator is one of
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The narrator's companion has just
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The extract is an example of
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The underlined expression is an example of
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The figure of speech used in the first sentence is
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In England, she had loved her husband, in Africa, She
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'From that day her world collapsed' shows that the woman is
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What made the woman's world collapse is
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From the last sentence, it is obvious that the couple
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The poem is an example of
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The poem is an example of
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The predominant literary device used in the extract is
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The feeling of the poet is one of
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The underlined expression contains a
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The poem is a blank verse because
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The rhyme scheme of the above extract is
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The literary device used in line 1 is an example of
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The literary device used in lines 3 and 4 of stanza 1 is
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The predominant figure of speech in stanza ll is
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The mood of the poet is that of
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Speaker A is
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Speaker B is
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Speaker B is worried about lllyria because the lady
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Why is speaker A afraid the brother might be drowned? It is because
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The figure of speech underlined in the extract is known as
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Speaker A is
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Speaker A's object of love is
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The hero of the play is
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The mood of Speaker A in the above scene is one of
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The play 'Twelfth Night' is a
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Speaker A is
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Speaker B is
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The Count referred to in the extract is
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They mood of Speaker A, is that of
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By the offence in the extract, Speaker A is a
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Speaker A is
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Speaker A is addressing
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The land is not at peace because of
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Speaker A's duty is to
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Where are speakers A and B when the above statements are made? They are at
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Read the extract below and answer the question A : My Lord, you make charges sometimes without grounds B : I do, do I? Very well then, tell me this Bedsharer, You heard it. Didn't you? That blind bat who calls himself Seer says I am a bedsharer'....... What do you think of that? You don't answer? 'My Lord' refers to
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'The charges' are made on the basis of
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'Bedsharer' implies
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The 'blind bat' is
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Speaker A is
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Speaker A is
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The trouble in the land is
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Speaker B is
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Ifa oracle is consulted at
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The cause of the trouble is
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'Them' in line 1 refers to
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Speaker B wishes to take a trip to
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Speaker A and B are in
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The name of the young man coming from town is
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Speaker A is the father of
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The news of the suitor's visit makes Speaker B
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The underlined expression reveals that speaker B
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The gentlemen are
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They are both welcome to the house of Mr. and Mrs
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They are both welcome to the house of Mr. and Mrs
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Speaker A is happy to receive his
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Speaker B believes Speaker A is
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Speaker B is
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The heroine of the play, She Stoops to Conquer is
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Mrs. Hardcastle is best described as
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Mrs. Hardcastle dotes very much on
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Speaker A is
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Speaker B is
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The 'delicious news' is delivered by
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Read the this passage carefully and answer the question: I have returned safely home after my visit to you They little affair about which we spoke seriously Occupies my thoughts. How can I ever forget that you have done me great honour? To show my gratitude. I will guard the object of your interest.... with all the vigilance in my power...... The speaker is
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The 'little affair' is about
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'The object' of interest is
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Speaker A is
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Speaker B is
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Speaker A is Speaker B's
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The speaker is
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The brass bowl is meant
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The above speech is made at the
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The suitor who finally marries Anansewa is
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A short speech at the end a play is the
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An elegy is a poem
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A couplet is formed by
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Literary works are classified into
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A word that sounds like what it names is a (n)
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The repetition of similar vowel sounds within lines is
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One of the following is a literary device
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The theme of a work of art is the
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The characters in a play constitute the
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A play that thrives on exaggeration of humour, plot and character is a
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The hero in a story is the
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A verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
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An 'Aside' occurs when a speaker on stage
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'The stars blinked and the wind wailed' is an example of
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A stanza of four lines is a (n)
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A sonnet is made up of a rhyming sestet and two
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The climax in a literary work is the
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Which of the following is not a type of drama?
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The main effect of comedy on an audience is
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The ending of most comedies is
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The subject of the poem is a
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Lines 1 and 2 of the second stanza illustrate the use of
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The creature in the poem is best described as
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The person's mood is one of
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The device used in ''Tis so strange'' is
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The mood of the people in the extract is that of
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The theme of the extract is the
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What does the expression ''Instrument of thy light and peace'' tell us about the speaker?
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The expression '' a glimmer of light'' stands for
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The figure of speech used in '' a heart of stone'' is
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This person has
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The ''Headstrong potent fault'' is
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The person being referred to in the figure of speech is
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What has the speaker just done?
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In lines 1 and 2, the speaker admits
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How does fate treat the speaker at the end of the play?
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Who is speaking?
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The figure of speech used in the underlined expression is
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The effect of the figure of speech is to highlight Olivia's
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In lines 3 to 5 the dominant image is taken from
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The image is itself based on
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The lines mean that the speaker
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Who is speaking and to whom?
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Where are they?
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What has prompted the speech?
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The underlined expression is a
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In the last line, the word 'copy' alludes to a
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A short and witty poem is known as
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A literary work which extols one's virtues and accomplishments is
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George Orwell's Animal Farm is an example of a
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A poem of lamentation on death is
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The misuse of words that sound somewhat similar is
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The main character in a literary work is the
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A speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage is
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A sonnet may be divided into an octave and a
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''All hands on deck'' is an example of
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In poetry.....consist of four lines
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" Soft as he mourned, the streams forgot to flow She flocks around a dumb compassion show " The dominant device used in the lines above is
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In the above lines, ''flow,'' and ''show''
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The above lines constitute a
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''I have read Shakespeare' is an example of
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Twelfth Night is an example of
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In ''The fair breeze below, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free, the dominant device used is
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An address to an object or person not present is
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The expression '' poisonous pleasure of wine'' Illustrates the use of
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A non-verbal story-telling by a character on stage is
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A character that develops with events and situations in a novel is a ......character.
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The poem says that ''Joy'' is
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The dominant device used in presenting ''Joy'' and ''Pleasure'' in the first stanza is
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The feelings associated with ''Joy'' and ''Pleasure'' in the first stanza is
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''False glare'' refers to
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''Pleasure's moth'' is an example of a(n)
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A suitable title for the passage is the
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The writer's mood is one of
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The mood is expressed through the use of
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The attitude of the survivors is best summed up by the word
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The device used in the last sentence is
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The speaker is
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''Element'' in the third line refers to the
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The report is made to
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The one referred to by the speaker is
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The message is in connection with
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The above dialogue is between
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Speaker B requests Speaker A to
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Speaker B is
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The scene of this action is
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The underlined sentence means that my
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Speaker A is
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The two speakers are in
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The relationship between speakers A and B is
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The scene reveals
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The dialogue shows that the characters are
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The speaker is
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The speaker is addressing
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The person addressed responds to the speaker's request by
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The speaker is
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The letter referred to is from
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One of the following plays is based on the mistakes of a night
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The genres of Literature are
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A seemingly absurd statement is a/an
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A play is watched by a/an
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Poetry differs from prose by its use of
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Pick out the odd item
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A piece of writing about oneself is a/an
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A short poem expressing intense emotions and usually sung is a/an
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Pick out the odd item
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In ''Biodun did his best but was first from behind'', "first from behind'' is an example of
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A literary work that ridicules ideas or the follies of people is a/an
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In ''the wretched beggar cleaned his nails with dry saliva'' the device used is
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A symbolic representation of ideas, actions and situations in a work of art is a/an
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''The cell is a cruel place; sometimes a haven'', illustrates the use of
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An elegy is a poem that usually expresses a state of
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In ''I am so famished, I can devour a whole cow'', the device used is
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds in poetry is
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''Here comes the princess. Now heaven walks on earth'', illustrates the use of
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In the line '' I walk upon the thorns of life'', the metre is
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An ode is usually a poem written for
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The passage is
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The theme of the passage is (that)
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The underlined expression suggests that the writer
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''.....gentle giant'' conveys the picture of being
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''...like a steer in a slaughterhouse'' is an example of
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The poetic device used in the first line is
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The last line of each stanza illustrates
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The dominant device used in stanza three is
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The poem is about
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The extract teaches us to use time
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The speaker is
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''That lady'' refers to
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The speaker is addressing
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The word ''delivered'' in line 2 means
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Speaker A is
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Speaker B is
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Speaker A and B are discussing
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The conversation reveals that Speaker B is
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Speaker A is
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Speaker B is
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The phrase ''live by'' as used in the extract is an example of
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Speakers A and B are
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Speaker A is
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The person addressed is
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Speaker A, wants the audience to believe that he is
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Sir Topas is expected to be a
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The speaker is
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.......''the brother o my blood'' implies he is
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''the vows'' refers to
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The speaker is replied by
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A couplet is
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The first eight lines of a sonnet is a/an
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An ode is a
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The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is
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A poem which tells a story in the form of a song is a/an
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The paragraph in prose can be compared to _ in poetry
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In "to eat of the tree", the device used is
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Poetry is defined by
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Salute to the Elephant is an example of _ poetry
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The juxtaposition of two seemingly contradictory words is
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''A little learning is dangerous Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring'' The extract illustrates a
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Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle; I am no traitors uncle; and that word ''grace'' in an ungracious mouth is but profane. The dominant literary device used in the extract is
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You are the salt of my life illustrates a
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The sequence of beats in a poem is its
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Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul is an example of
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A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is
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A short witty statement is an
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The whole town was present at the wedding ceremony is an example of
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In a literary work, a clown normally
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The subject of the passage is
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The month of July crept in is an example of
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The expression the sky, like a hooded monk wore black, illustrates
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...........high and low alike refers to the
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........destructive blessing shows the use of
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The theme of the poem is
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The dominant poetic devices used are
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The tone of the poem is one of
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The use of rhetorical questions _ the poet's message
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Lines 13-15 illustrate the use of
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The speaker is
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The person addressed is
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The speaker is addressing the addressee's
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The underlined expression illustrates
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The speaker is
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Thou in the extract refers to
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During this speech, the speaker
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Merry devil illustrates
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The speaker is contemplating on
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The speaker is
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The person addressed is
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The subject of discussion is the
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The speaker is contemplating on the
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The dominant literary device used in the extract is
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The speaker is
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The dominant literary device used in the extract is
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The person addressed is
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After this scene the person addressed
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The underlined expression illustrates
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A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a
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A short poem written on a tomb is a/an
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Pick the odd item
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A long narrative which depicts country life is a/an
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One of the following is not an African poet
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A recurrent image in a literary work that illustrates theme is
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Diction is writers choice of
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''Enjambment'' is the poetic term referring to the use of
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Stanza refers to..in a poem
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''Life is but an empty dream'' illustrates the use of
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The term used for the unraveling of the complications of the plot at the end of a literary works is
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Pick the odd item
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The feelings and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by
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A author's story about himself is a/an
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The mood of the extract is one of
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The extract is about
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The dominant literary device used is
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''....a tender rose'' is an example of a/an
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''.....put a sword in the heart of the land'' implies
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The poem is a/an
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One of the dominant literary devices used in the poem is
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The theme of the poem is the ...of life
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The mood in the last two lines is one of
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The dominant images are associated with
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Speaker A is
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Speaker B is
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From the extract speaker A intends
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The person addressed is in the company of
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''My people'' refers to the speaker's
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The speaker is
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The subject of the extract is
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After the speech, the speaker
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''The lady'' in the extract refers to
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The speech is an example of a/an
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The speaker is
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The person addressed is
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The speaker intends to
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The first line of the extract illustrates
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The underlined expression is an example of
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The speaker is
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The first two lines convey an impression of
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The underlined expression is an example of
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'' Midas'' in the extract illustrates a/an
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After the speech, the speaker proceeds to
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The persons created of presented in a literary work are
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A group of lines separated from other groups in a poem is known as
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Dialogue is the predominant feature of
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Pick the odd item
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A literary work in which animals are used as characters is a
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''True wit is nature to advantage drest. What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed''. The extract is an example of
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A character who creates humour in a play is a
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A short witty statement in poetry constitutes a/an
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A literary work is didactic f it
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A poem that expresses grief over the death of a notable figure in society is a/an
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Pick the odd item
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A recurrent image in a literary work is the
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A dominant feature of poetry is its
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The position from which a story is presented is the
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''For my yoke is easy and my burden is light'' illustrates the use of
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The dominant literary device used in ''A drowsing numbness pains my sense'' is
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Setting has to do with
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''And yonder all before us lie. Deserts of vast eternity'' illustrates the use of
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The passage deals with
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The passage illustrates the use of .....prose.
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The dominant literary device used in the passage is
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The last five lines make use of......imagery
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The feeling induced is one of
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The poem describes
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The atmosphere of the poem is one of
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''frenetic flutes'' illustrates the use of
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The dominant literary device in the poem is
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The poem is an example of a/an
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Speaker A is
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Speaker B is
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The attitude of Speaker A to the person mentioned by Speaker B is one of
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The ''Kindness'' the speaker has agreed to ''show'' is
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The ''Kindness'' is to be repaid within
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''merry sport'' in line 3 means a
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Speaker B is
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The ''rack'' symbolises
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Speaker A had earlier been advised to
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''you'' refers to
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''you'' and ''we'' are related by their common
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The speech asserts the speaker's demand for
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The speaker is addressing
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By the expression ''I am forsworn'', the reader becomes aware of the speaker's
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''....you may miss me'' implies
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The ring symbolises
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The speaker is
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''....my Lord'' in line 2 refers to
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''...And be my vantage to exclaim on you'' means the opportunity to...him
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In ''Let it presage with the ruin of your love'', ''it'' implies
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A device that reveals a discrepancy between appearance and reality is
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A situation in which the audience knows more than the character does, is an instance of
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Pick the odd item from the options below
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A narrative poem in the manner of oral folk tradition is
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In ''my finger click with a Snicker And, chuckling, they knuckle the key'' the dominant figure of speech used is
Which of the following poems is based on travel and adventure?
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It runs through the reeds And away it proceeds, Through meadows and glade, In sun and in shade. The dominant device used in the above extract is
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Pick the odd item from the options below
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The metrical pattern in, ''In mist or cloud, On mast or shroud'' is
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Which of the following is a praise poem?
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Poetry that avoids the use of regular metre is
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The mood in ''Nothing so true as what you once let fall Most women have no characters at all'' is
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Rhyming words
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He sits under the bough utters a loud cough, wipes his sweating brow and gives the dog a blow. The extract illustrates......rhyme
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''Death be not proud'' illustrates
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Lines that usualling have a set pattern of metre and rhyme constitute
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The dominant device used is
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The reference to ''......the Nunnerie of thy chaste breast'' suggests that the woman is being
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The rhyme pattern of the poem is
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''Inconstancy'' in the poem implies that the
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The theme of the poem is the pursuit of
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The dominant literary device used in the passage is
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''Where is the human touch?'' conveys an impression of
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The narrative technique used in the passage is
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The dominant mood in the passage is one of
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''.....a swift left hand....and the right hand delivered the punches'' illustrates
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The speaker is
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The extract is an example of
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The underlined expression illustrates
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''my well-won thrift'' is
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From the extract the speaker is
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The extract is
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The speaker is in love with
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The speaker has been addressing
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The speaker is
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''I will feed fat the ancient gradge'' illustrates
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The speaker is
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The person referred to in the extract is
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''Though'' in the extract implies
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After this speech, the speaker
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'' Being ten times undervalued to try gold?'' reveals the speaker's
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The speaker is
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The person addressed is
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The extract conveys a feeling of
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''Your exposition'' refers to
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At the end of the speech, the speaker
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''....the dragon-fly hangs like a blue thread losened from the sky...'' illustrates
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A pause within a line of a poem is a
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Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate a
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The limerick
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The elegy
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''But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates
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A line of poetry is measured by the
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The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is a
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A humorous imitation of a serious literary work is
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A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work is the
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A metrical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables illustrates the
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A poem with fourteen lines of rhymed iambic pentrametre is
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Pick the odd item from the options listed below.
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The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is
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A pair of rhymed iambic pentametre lines is a
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''Friendship is a sheltering tree'' illustrates
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The dominant device used in drama is
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''I don't fancy forbidden fruits of fashions and fads'' illustrates
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Pick the odd item from the options listed below.
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''The strong gongs groaning as the guns boom far'' illustrates
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The style of writing is
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''....on the backs of the benches'' illustrates
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The passage conveys a mood of
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''.....gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged'' infers
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''droning'' and ''have'' illustrate
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The poem is
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The dominant device used in the first line is
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The poem makes use of
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''Sleep'' in the poem is an example of
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The power of ''sleep'' is described as
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The Speaker is
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The character addressed is
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The speech was made after
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The speaker's mood is
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During this speech
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Speakers Y and Z are
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Speaker Z's responses suggest that he is
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The two characters who just left this scene are
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Speaker Z thinks Y is
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The underlined statement illustrates
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The speaker is
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The person being discussed is
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The characters being addressed are
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The response given to this speech indicates that the attempt was
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The character being addressed is
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The speaker is
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The underlined statement illustrates
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The character who has just been murdered is
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This speech can be best be interpreted to mean
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The setting is
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A bitter remark intended to wound the feelings is
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''She waited for him for a thousand years'' illustrates
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A literary device which expresses meaning in its direct opposite is
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''They also serve who only stand and wait'' illustrates
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Pick the odd item out of the options listed below
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In drama, ' denouement' is the same as
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Which of the following is NOT true of balled?
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The mood of the poem is that of
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The rhyme scheme of the poem is
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The subject of the extract is
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The literary device used in line 1 is
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The literary device used in line 6 is an example of
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''Forty hands descended on the devilish head'' illustrates
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Pick the odd item out of the options listed below:
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A deliberate violation of the rules of verification constitutes
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A praise poem is
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Lines of regular recurrence in a poem constitutes
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An individual who acts, appears or is referred to as playing a part in a literary work is a
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A regular group of lines in poetry constitutes
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''A black beautiful brilliant bride'' is an example of
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The extract conveys a mood of
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The dominant figure of speech in the first stanza is
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The expression Drunk with fatigue illustrates
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The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is
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Sludge in the extract means
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The speaker's love for Heathcliff is
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My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath illustrates
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annihilated in the extract implies
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If all else perished and he remained illustrates
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The diction of the extract conveys the speaker's
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Speaker A is
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The speaker is addressing
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Speaker B is
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This thing refers to a
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The speakers were
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Speakers A and B are
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The speaker is
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The speaker is addressing
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The passage conveys an atmosphere of
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The subject of discussion is
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Speaker X is
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Speaker Y is
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The characters who come on the scene shortly afterwards are
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The other character present in the scene is
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The King had just requested that all the
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The speaker is
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The character who just spoke before the speaker is
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The setting of the extract is
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The passage creates an atmosphere of
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Line 1 suggests the speaker's belief in
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A literary work in which action and characters represent ideas is
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''Peter's pretty partner paid the bills'' is an example of
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A stanza of four lines in poetry is
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''O happy torment'' is an example of
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recurring dominant idea in a work of a art is called
574
A question which does not require an answer is
575
A literary work written in from of a letter is
576
''The lawyer addressed the bench'' illustrates
577
The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the
578
A character whose flaws combined with external force lead to his suffering is a
579
Pick the odd item out of the underlisted
580
''Pregnant clouds'' is an example of
581
A writer's choice of words is his
582
The art of creating fictional personages constitutes
583
A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is
584
Drama is meant to
585
A piece of writing which teaches morals is
586
A poem of fourteen lines is
587
Shakespeare's poetry consists mainly of
588
A piece of writing or speech at the beginning of a work of art is the
589
The subject matter of the extract is
590
The dominant device used in the extract is
591
''The hard and erect hoe'' connotes
592
''Joyous toiling'' is an example of
593
The last line of the extract suggested the
594
The passage is
595
"Ralph wormed his way'' is an example of
596
The literary device used in ''Ralph launched himself like a cat'' is
597
The writer's diction portrays
598
The speaker is
599
The queen has just
600
The character being addressed is
601
The addresses later
602
The setting is
603
The speaker is
604
The character being addressed is
605
''The primrose path of dalliance'' means
606
The other character who comes on the scene after this is
607
The setting is
608
The speaker is
609
The character being addressed is
610
The ''uncle'' being referred to is
611
The ''occulted guilt'' here means
612
The scene after this consists of the
613
A poem consisting of fourteen lines is
614
The attitude of a writer towards the subject matter is the
615
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem is called
616
The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
617
Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as
618
A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is
619
''Mathematics is my Achilles' heel'' is an example of
620
A short poem lamenting the death of someone is a
621
In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the
622
''Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind'' illustrates
623
The art of giving human attributes to non-human objects is
624
A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is
625
A poem of four lines is called
626
A literary piece used to mock of ridicule a society or practice is called
627
The story of a person's life written by another is
628
A folktale is a
629
A poem written in an elaborate style to address or celebrate an object or event is called
630
The dominant device in the above lines is
631
The tone of the poem is one of
632
Kyeiwa is
633
The narrative technique is
634
The passage is
635
The atmosphere in the passage is one of
636
"The little vehicle laps up the distance'' conveys the impression of
637
The poem is about
638
The imagery in the first four lines is predominantly
639
''....a thousand miles'' is an example of
640
The poem is written in
641
The impression created of the persona is one of
642
The speaker is
643
A character being addressed is
644
The subject of discussion is
645
The speaker is
646
Thews and bulk means
647
Speaker X is
648
The setting is
649
The atmosphere is
650
Tis gone and will not answer refers to the
651
Speaker Y is
652
The speaker is
653
After this speech, the speaker
654
The character being addressed is
655
Another character present on the scene is
656
The wildness referred to can also be called
657
Speaker H is
658
Speaker l is
659
sight refers to
660
Shortly before this speech, _ died
661
Other characters who died earlier were
662
A short introductory speech delivered as part of a play is called
663
The limerick
664
Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate
665
The major distinctive feature of drama is
666
The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is
667
A poem written in praise of someone or something is
668
The mood of the poet is one of
669
The poet uses
670
The rhyming pattern of the lines is
671
''But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates
672
The central idea of a story or a poem is the
673
An emphasis placed on a syllable in pronunciation is
674
The timing and location of a literary work is
675
The elegy
676
The major genres of Literature are
677
Pick the odd item out of the options listed
678
''My bounty is as boundless as the sea My love as deep'' The above lines illustrate
679
''The strong gongs groaming as the guns born far'' illustrates
680
Pick the odd item out of the options listed
681
''Poetry gets bored of being alone. It wants to go outdoors to chew on the winds'' The dominant figure of speech in the above lines is
682
The theme of the poem is
683
''Boom Boom Boom'' is an example of
684
The atmosphere of the poem implies
685
The second stanza refers to
686
''The song is everywhere'' refers to
687
This style of writing is
688
''.... on the backs of the benches'' illustrates
689
The passage conveys a mood of
690
'',....gasping exhaustion of the ill-nourished and aged....'' infers
691
''droning'' and ''have'' illustrate
692
The speaker is
693
The speaker is addressing
694
''Duty'' in the extract refers to
695
The speaker intends to return to
696
The other character present at the scene is
697
The speaker is
698
The character being addressed is
699
The speech is made in the
700
''blunted purpose'' implies
701
''fighting soul'' implies
702
The speaker is
703
The character being addressed is
704
The speech is made after
705
The speaker's mood is one of
706
During the speech,
707
The speaker is
708
The character being discussed is
709
The character being addressed are
710
The response given to this speech indicates that the attempt was
711
The enquiry is about
712
The protagonist is the
713
As chapter is to prose, so ...is to poetry
714
Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
715
A humorous scene in a play intended to ease tension is
716
A dead metaphor is one that is
717
''My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep'' is an example of
718
Through the trees l'll hear a single ringing sound, a cowbell jingle . The underlined illustrate _ rhyme.
719
A literary work is a satire when it
720
Foreshadowing is a device used to
721
A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is
722
A patter of beats to denote movement in poetry is
723
The extract is an example of a/an
724
The tone of the extract is one of
725
A poem whose shape resembles the object described is a/an
726
The ominscient narrator is
727
Which of the following does not define a character?
728
A bard is a
729
A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as
730
Which of the following is not a type of play?
731
The attitude of an author towards the subject matter is
732
The writer's mood is that of _
733
The writer of the passage is a _
734
The dominant image in the passage is that of
735
The underlined illustrates
736
''The flag of knowledge and morality'' illustrates
737
The mood of the poem is
738
The sheep was led to the slaughter
739
''To appease the gods''...''implies
740
The underlined means that
741
The image used in line six is taken from
742
The speaker is
743
The character addressed is
744
The speaker is a
745
What are 'noises' in the extract?
746
Another character presents is
747
Read the extract and answer the question Faith, sir you need not fear. When we were boys, Who would believe that there were mountaineers Dew-lapped like bulls, whose throats had hanging at'em Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now we find Each putter-out of five for one will bring us Good warrant of. (Act 111, scene Three, lines 44-49) The speaker is
748
The character addressed is
749
In the extract a _ is laid before them
750
What happens to the spirits?
751
The speaker is
752
The character addressed is
753
The purpose of the gathering is to
754
The speaker is a
755
The 'heavenly bow' refers to
756
The speaker is
757
''Thee'' in line two refers to
758
What does ''they have changed eyes'' mean?
759
''They'' in extract refers to
760
The character addressed
761
A story which explains a natural phenomenon is
762
A narrative in which characters and events are invented is
763
Lines and stanzas are to poetry as action and dialogue are to
764
The performers in a play constitute the
765
Use the following lines to answer the question Truth may bend but will never break: It will ever rise above falsehood as oil above water. The alliteration in the first line
766
Use the following lines to answer the question Truth may bend but will never break: It will ever rise above falsehood as oil above water. The simile in the second line
767
The types of literary work are
768
The choice of words to create special effects is called
769
A long narrative chronicling a family's heroic deeds is a/an
770
_ in drama operates against a character who is unaware of a situation which is known to the audience
771
The use of dialogue, creates a/an _ effect
772
One of the following is not a form of poetry
773
A literary device used in the first line is
774
The device used in the second and third lines is
775
The use of the word 'since' illustrates
776
Identify the odd item
777
The clash of interest that originates from opposing forces in literature is
778
A major character whose flaws combine with external forces that lead to his downfall is a
779
Which of the following is not a drama?
780
The poem is about a
781
The poem is generally made up of
782
The poem is a/an
783
The poet's mood is one of
784
The dominant attitude of the poet is one of
785
''Orphan of storm'' implies that Andrew
786
The passage is an example of a/an
787
The mood of the extract is one of
788
''The world was at his feet'' implies that Andrew
789
''habitual Thomases'' is an example of an
790
Speaker P is
791
Speaker Q is
792
The dialogue recalls
793
Speaker P wants his partner to
794
The speakers are
795
The speaker is
796
After this speech, the character addressed
797
The character addressed is
798
The speaker is expressing
799
The character who secretly watches and listens is
800
The speakers are
801
Speaker N
802
Speaker M means to
803
The other character present is
804
Speaker M is a
805
The other character present is
806
Speaker M is a
807
Speaker X is
808
Speaker Y is
809
Another character present is
810
Speaker Y is a
811
The setting is
812
_ is fundamental to a play or novel.
813
A long and serious narrative about heroic characters is a/an
814
The device used in 'Light as wind on water laid' is
815
''The fire gnawed ceaselessly at the bark of the tree'' illustrates
816
This book should fill the memory, rule the heart and guide the feet. The above expression illustrates the use of
817
The author's attitude towards the subject being treated is
818
One of the following makes use of gesture only:
819
An omniscient narrator in a novel
820
In poetry _ is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
821
Blank verse has no
822
A very brief story is an
823
An epilogue
824
'The king has joined his ancestors' is an example of
825
In the line 'season of mist and mellow fruitfulness', the main appeal is to the sense of
826
A question used for effect which does not require an answer is
827
''The pen is mightier than the sword'' is an example of
828
In a play, unfolding events reach their peak in the
829
''But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near'' illustrates
830
A short witty saying is a/an
831
''...the cutter blade blurred into life''. The above expression appeals to the sense of
832
''The air was actually burning gas'' is a
833
The diction conveys a feeling of
834
The expression ''like fly that dared not alight'' is a/an
835
The setting of the extract is
836
The theme of the poem is best described as the
837
''Mad the rhythm runs'' is an example of
838
The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is
839
The dominant sound device in the second stanza is
840
The two contrasting moods in the poem is/ are
841
The speaker is
842
The character addressed is
843
The ''lie'' is that the speaker is a/an
844
The addressee asks that the speaker be
845
Later in the scene the addressee proposes a plot to
846
The speaker is
847
The ''three men of sin'' are
848
In the first line, 'Destiny' is
849
The speaker immediately
850
A character in the scene whom Prospero admires is
851
The speaker is
852
The character addressed is
853
The literary device in lines 52 and 53 is
854
Another character present in the scene is
855
The ''oath'' referred to in the scene is
856
The speaker is
857
The character addressed is
858
The speaker sees the addressee as a/an
859
''When I have decked the sea with drops full salt'' suggests
860
Soon after this dialogue appears
861
In drama, comic relief often occurs in
862
A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play is
863
An expression from which one derives a mental picture is
864
The repetition of the same vowel sounds in a line is
865
A character in the story who narrates what happens to him or her is
866
An understatement is otherwise called
867
The loneliest people live in the most crowded places illustrates
868
A person's life story written by another person is
869
The term used to depict the freedom of a poet with language is
870
A poem in which a lone speaker seems to be addressing someone else is a
871
A story which explains a natural phenomenon is
872
A short which expresses an idea in a clever way is
873
A literary work that vividly portrays life can be described as
874
A character whose actions or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is
875
One of the following is used to develop character
876
A curtain raiser is an introductory performance that is
877
A stanza of four lines is a
878
_ in drama operates against a character who is unawares of a situation which the audience know about
879
What type of poem is this?
880
The rhyme scheme of the poem is
881
The subject matter of the passage is
882
The dominant devices used are
883
The use of the above devices creates an atmosphere of
884
The writer's attitude is one of
885
The narrative technique captures the _ of the scene.
886
The theme of the poem is
887
The mood of the poet is one of
888
''The earth has stopped breathing and sighed'' illustrates
889
The run-on lines convey the speaker's
890
There is a predominance of words associated with
891
What is Caliban promising to do?
892
Prospero has asked Caliban to
893
The contents of ''your luggage'' are
894
''this drunkard'' is
895
Sebastian says ''Or stole it, rather'' because the luggage
896
Prospero is speaking to
897
The first line means that the addressee
898
Prospero's enemies include the voyagers but not
899
What has just taken place is that
900
Prosero decides to
901
The speaker is
902
''this man'' is
903
''this maid'' is
904
Those present in this scene are
905
''So they are'' refers to the
906
The speaker is
907
Who is with the speaker?
908
The speaker wants to
909
The speaker is lured to that place by
910
The setting is
911
...... refers to the structure of a work of art.
912
Conflict in a literary work begins to unfold with
913
The character assumed by the author in his writing is
914
Oral literature is part of
915
Poetry is written in
916
Poetry is written in
917
The ....... produces comic relief in drama
918
A short play is also called a
919
The rhyme scheme is
920
The lines are iambic
921
The lines constitute
922
''The sun smiled gently on the scene'' illustrates
923
The major part of the Petrarch sonnet is the
924
A Poem that celebrates an object, person or event is
925
''That it will rain is not unlike'' illustrates the use of
926
An...... is an indirect and usually unfavourable remark
927
'Many hands make light work' illustrates the use of
928
Through ........ the ills of society are criticised with the objective of having them corrected
929
Read the following lines to answer this question The livid waters roared and snarled and flapped At the poor battered and weeping yacht. The dominant device used in the lines is
930
Read the following lines to answer this question The livid waters roared and snarled and flapped At the poor battered and weeping yacht. The picture presented is one of
931
The attitude of the writer towards the President is one of
932
The prevailing atmosphere is
933
The expression ''plastered on each of their face like a death mask'' illustrates.
934
''......... screaming anger'' is an example of
935
The last paragraph illustrates
936
The theme of the poem is
937
The speaker is
938
The dominant literary device used in the poem is
939
The mood of the poem is
940
The poem can be described as
941
The speaker is
942
The speaker is addressing
943
''Sooty bosom'' is a metaphor for
944
''Run from her guardege'' refers to
945
The setting is
946
The speaker is
947
The addressee is
948
What has happened to the speaker?
949
The underlined expression shows that the speaker is
950
The setting is
951
The speaker is addressing
952
The speaker is
953
Just before this speech,
954
''medicine'' in the extract refers to the speaker's
955
The character that enters immediately after is
956
The speaker is
957
The characters that just left the scene are
958
'She' in the extract refers to
959
'My wayward husband' refers to
960
In the extract ''this napkin'' is ''the token'' of love between
961
The expression 'such a rude room of such a poor pair' illustrates
962
The setting is
963
The rhyme scheme is
964
The theme of the poem is
965
The literary device used in line 7 is
966
A speech in a play in which a character speaks his or her thoughts alone is
967
In literature, repetition is used essentially for
968
The pattern of a poem without reference to its content is referred to as the
969
The performers in a play constitute the
970
The stanza is an example of
971
Pan is used here as
972
The rhyme scheme of the stanza is
973
A metrical foot in which a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable is
974
........... Is the location of the action of the plot
975
A ballad is essentially a ........... poem
976
The first four lines of the Shakespearian sonnet rhyme
977
A story in which characters or actions represent abstract ideas or moral qualities is
978
The use of imagery in prose or verse
979
The lines illustrate
980
'heads' in the second line is an example of
981
A character that develops in the course of a novel or play is described as
982
A dirge is a poem sung
983
In drama, the ............. creates humour
984
'Let me not love thee if I love thee not' illustrates
985
...........is a literary device used to express unpleasant in a more acceptable manner
986
The write's attitude to the couple is one of
987
The dominant literary device used in the passage is
988
The rhetorical question that ends the passage stresses the
989
The poet's tone is one of
990
'To bring forth sons and daughters brave'' illustrates
991
The Speaker is
992
The Speaker is
993
The addressee is
994
The ''impostor'' is
995
The ''advocate'' and the ''impostor'' are
996
The speaker's utterance betrays his
997
The speaker is
998
''These words'' refer to
999
Where did the wee\dding take place?
1000
The setting is
1001
''.......in my rate'' means
1002
Ariel has 'come' because
1003
Prospero has actually
1004
Before Ariel's entry
1005
'Ariel and all his quality' means Ariel and
1006
Soon after, Ariel
1007
''we two'' are
1008
X and Y are
1009
X and Y are
1010
The situation in the extract is highly
1011
What has happened to all the other characters in the scene?
1012
The ''two'' later plot to_______
1013
The Main Character in a Play or Novel is the ____________
1014
A dramatic performance with ONLY bodily movements and no speech is a _____________
1015
Before a play is performed, it is ___________
1016
A play that moves the audience to pity and fear is a ____________
1017
A Sonnet has a final couplet when it has___________
1018
He is my most beloved enemy ilustrates __________
1019
The cast appears at the end of a play for the ___________-
1020
Diction is a writer's choice of___________-
1021
A poem which celebrates simple country life is___________
1022
Oh spite! Oh Hell!! I see you are all bent To set aganist me for your merriment. The lines illustrate__________
1023
Hamartia, in a literary work refers to a hero's_________
1024
Who lied in the chapel Now lies in the Abbey The dominant device used is___________-
1025
A short play perfomed during the pause between the acts of a longer play is____________-
1026
Weeping Willow illustrates________
1027
But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horrible, and the work of a million years was lost The predominant figure of speech in the extract is____________
1028
But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horrible, and the work of a million years was lost The extract is about____________
1029
But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horrible, and the work of a million years was lost The effect of the extract is conveyed through the use of___________
1030
Beware her faintly failing health, and gentle gallands around her speed Illustrates_________
1031
The eight-line part of a Petrarchan sonnet is the________________
1032
The metrical beat in the The Splendor falls on castle walls is___________
1033
The expression door hugged the couple illustrates_________
1034
The narrative technique is___________
1035
How would he explain it to himself? exemplifies________
1036
The writer's attitude towards James is ONE of ______
1037
The setting is_____________
1038
The mood of the persona is one of___________
1039
The theme of the poem is_______
1040
The envy of the persona's friends is expressed in the __________
1041
Line 2 is in iambic___________
1042
The last line illustrates___________
1043
Just before this, Iago advises Othello to____________
1044
By Janus is _____________
1045
The news Othello receives is that he must___________
1046
Duke is in council that night because of_____________
1047
Later on, Brabantio accuses Othello of___________
1048
The speaker is_________
1049
He is responding to_________
1050
The setting is_____________-
1051
These lovers refers to_________
1052
The expression lay a sentence means _________
1053
Othello is brought to the scene because___________
1054
The underlined expression refers to the____________
1055
In "Who began this" This refers to the ______________
1056
To Othello, Iago is________________
1057
The major consequence of the brawl is that___________
1058
The speaker is__________---
1059
The speaker is addressing__________
1060
The speech is in response to___________
1061
The line "Remove your thought, It doth abuse your bossom" Is best paraphrased ______________
1062
The character being spoken of is described as___________
1063
A praise poem is ____________
1064
A literary work in which the characters are animals is a ____________
1065
A short single act drama is called____________
1066
Through the trees, I'll hear a single Ringing sound, a cowbell jingle The underlined is an example of____________ryhme
1067
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings The alliteration in stinks and stings effectively conveys__________-
1068
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings The poets intention is to___________
1069
Yet, let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that stinks and stings The lines illustrates________
1070
A play on words for literary effect is_________
1071
"Its a matter of sad joy" Iillustrates__________
1072
The leading character in a literary work is the________
1073
A narrative poem that relates heroic exploits is an___________
1074
Over the cobbles it clattered and crashed is an example of__________
1075
An essential features of drama is___________
1076
A humorous poem with five lines, the first two ryhming with the last is______________
1077
Death be not proud, though some have called thee might and dreadful is an example of___________
1078
An essential part of the plot is____________
1079
The climax in a literary work is the_____________
1080
Dramatis personae is the same as ____________
1081
Ten thousand saw i at glance....... Illustrates_________
1082
Catharsis is normally associated with____________
1083
The dominant feeling in the passage is that of______________
1084
The feeling is conveyed by the use of_________
1085
Their silence spoke millions illustrates___________
1086
The family bell summoned us is an example of__________
1087
The passage is__________
1088
The first stanza is a ____________
1089
The poem evokes the senses of_______
1090
The dominant literary device used in the poem is_____________
1091
The poet's tone is one of__________
1092
My ears will drink by eager of choice illustrates________
1093
The speaker is_____________
1094
The tale being referred to is___________
1095
........this tale justifies_________
1096
The underlined expression means___________
1097
According to the speaker__________
1098
Othello is speaking to_____________
1099
The speech illustrates the use of________
1100
A man he is honesty and trust refers to_________
1101
Othello is leaving to__________
1102
Othello then_________
1103
His soldiership refers to______________
1104
Sir refers to__________
1105
Iago___________
1106
His eyes refers to____________
1107
The setting is_______
1108
The speaker is ________
1109
The first two lines express the speaker's_____________
1110
The speaker has just_______________
1111
The speech is provoked by______
1112
The underlined expression suggests that____________
1438
A literary work which is intended to teach a moral lesson is __________
1439
A short account of an interesting event is ________
1440
He is a citizen of no mean city illustrates _________
1441
The introductory part of a play, a novel or a poem is the ________
1442
An elegy is a poem of ________
1443
The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates ________
1444
A character whose actions are predictable in a literary work is _________
1445
A scene in fiction enacting past events is __________
1446
Poetic licence is a term applied to a poet's _______
1447
Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour . The literary device used in the line above is _________
1448
Here lie I, Martin Eliginbrodde Have mercy on my soul, Lord Gọd The extract above illustrates ______
1449
We live to die, we die to live is an example of _________
1450
Read the poem and answer questions 13 to 15. Here she lies, a pretty bud, Lately made of flesh and blood; Who as soon fell fast asleep As her little eyes did peep. Give her strewings, but not stir The earth that lightly covers her. The poem is about a/an ___________
1451
The persona's mood is one of ________
1452
The, rhyme pattern is ______
1453
A play in which characters act through gestures and facial expressions is a _______
1454
Characterization refers to __________
1455
In a literary work, the foil is one who ________
1456
Dramatis personae refers to ________
1457
A literary' device used to enhance sound effect in poetry is __________
1458
...supine eyes ... illustrates _______
1459
Rumbling as used in the 1st paragraph is ______
1460
The dominant theme is ______
1461
The narrative technique is ________
1462
The writer's attitude is one of ________
1463
The stanzas are written in _________
1464
The recurrent device used is ________
1465
The mood of the poet is ________
1466
The opening lines of the stanzas are ________
1467
The first stanza rhymes ______
1468
The speaker is ___________
1469
The speech is directly addressed to __________
1470
The speech is about ________
1471
By the speech, the speaker attempts to __________
1472
The underlined expression means ________
1473
The speaker and the addrešsee are ___________
1474
What binds the speaker and addressee together is their _______
1475
The addressee is enjoined to Go, make money for ___________
1476
The underlined expression means ________
1477
The speaker's attitude to the addressee is one of ________
1478
The speaker is __________
1479
The setting is ___________
1480
The speaker is addressing _________
1481
The speech is intended to _______
1482
Among these unlucky deeds. the immediate one is _________
1483
The speaker is ________
1484
The occasion is _________
1485
The dominant images are associated with _______
1486
The scene reveals the speaker's __________
1487
The language of the extract is best described as _________
1488
A situation where an audience is aware of an action a character is ignorant of is ________
1489
A fictional prose which is neither a novel nor a short story is a/an __________
1490
Condensed use of language is a dominant feature of ___________
1491
The sudden reversal of a character's fortune in a literary work is _________
1492
The underlined words illustrate ________
1493
hands and feet in line 4 illustrate _________
1494
His pen was like the breath of life exemplifies ________
1495
Comic relief occurs in ________
1496
Students rarely read Julius Caesar these days illustrates ________
1497
In Literature, the term poetic justice applies to __________
1498
Ascribing human moods to nature, as in a playful-breeze illustrates _________
1499
The end of a performance is followed by ________
1500
Read the lines and answer the question: The underlined words illustrate: Marching along fifty score strong Great hearted gentlemen singing this song
1501
A short poem with a witty or sarcastic ending is a/an __________
1502
The big boulder blasted the house illustrates _________
1503
The dominant literary device used in the lines is ________
1504
I find no peace and all my war is done I fear and hope. I burn and freeze like ice. The feeling of the narrator in the extract is to one of ________
1505
Which of the following is written by an African playwright?
1506
Which of the following is written by a Non-African poet?
1507
The most suitable title for the passage is ________
1508
The predominant use of long vowels in the first sentence heightens the ______ of the waves
1509
The writer's attitude to the scene is one of _________
1510
The expression million voices is used as _________
1511
A ship in the last line symbolises _________
1512
The theme is about the poet's _________
1513
The theme of the poem is presented essentially through ________
1514
The two words that give hint of the poet's unhappiness are?
1515
The poet refers to memory as being 'fond' and 'sad' because it brings?
1516
The meaning of the expression, Ere slumber's chain has bound me is
1517
The speaker is _________
1518
The listener's initial reaction to the speech is one of _________
1519
The underlined expression implies an attitude of __________
1520
... y' are robbed! refers to
1521
The speaker is ________
1522
The speaker is
1523
The speaker is addressing
1524
The mood is that of
1525
.... so good a commander refers to
1526
The underlined expression exemplifies __________
1527
.. he ..., referred to by Speaker X, is __________
1528
..do a desperate turn means _______
1529
Speaker Y's speech shows that _________
1530
Speaker Y has just ______
1531
Just after this dialogue __________
1532
The speaker is _________
1533
The speaker has just been threatened by ________
1534
What has just happened is that _______
1535
Soon after this, the Speaker ________
1536
This stage of the play is known as the _________
1547
Something a character says on stage that is meant for the audience alone is
1548
A pause within a line of poetry is
1549
A recurring idea, image, or a group of images that unifies a work of literature is
1550
When you are old and grey and full of sleep. The rhythmic pattern of the above line is
1551
An inscription on a tombstone is an
1552
A three-line stanza, rhymed ABA, BCB, CDC is a
1553
The chorus normally features prominently in
1554
A story which explains a natural phenomenon or justifies the beliefs of a society is A. myth B. legend C. motif D. fable
1555
The dominant literary device is
1556
does it stink like rotten meat? makes use of the sense of
1557
The mood of the poem is one of
1558
a short play performed in the pause between the act of a longer play is
1559
The most intense part of a conflict is the
1560
I feel a million times better than I felt yesterday is
1561
ldentify the odd item:
1562
A dramatist is someone who....plays
1563
Nando's family lives within the lower income bracket illustrates
1564
A dramatic performance without words is
1565
Utopia is a term used to describe
1566
The lawyer addressed the bench illustrates
1567
The dominant feeling in the passage is that of
1568
The feelings is conveyed by the
1569
The dominant literary device in the passage is
1570
. ..and he had rushed at them, scattering them as some strieked and some laughed illustrates
1571
The main character is
1572
The poem is about
1573
The poet's tone is
1574
The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is
1575
The dominant mood is one of
1576
We wear the mask that grins and lies illustrate
1577
Speaker X is
1578
Speaker Y is
1579
Speaker X sees Speaker Y
1580
Both speakers are in the woods
1581
Night evolves in the speakers'
1582
The speaker is A. Bottom B. PeaseblossomC.
1583
The speaker is addressing
1584
They intend to rehearse the play
1585
The rehearsal is in preparation for
1586
The main actors will be
1587
Speaker X is
1588
Speaker X has just
1589
Speaker Y is
1590
Speaker Y is a member of
1591
Speaker X's speech can be described as a
1592
The speaker is
1593
The speech is part of the
1594
The speaker is involved in putting on
1595
The occasion is
1596
The speech is A. romanticB. satiric c. comicD. tragic
1612
A novel that features spiritual apparitions as major character is
1613
The literary term describing individuals in a work of literature is
1614
Several hands stretched out for free meals at the refugee camp illustrates
1615
A short play performed between the acts of a bigger play for entertainment is
1616
In literature, the two components of diction are
1617
A story with elements that have both literal and figurative meanings is
1618
My bounty is as boundless as the sea my love as deep The above lines illustrate
1619
In drama, catharsis is the
1620
The poem is
1621
The tone of the poet is
1622
Lines 3 and 4 illustrate
1623
A word or a phrase that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem or a play is a
1624
The warriors conquered my men and my country illustrates the use of
1625
Disguise in drama mostly portrays the theme of
1626
Men swift to see things done , do not run their commanding. The words in italics exemplify
1627
An aside in drama is used mostly to create a sense of
1628
More haste, less speed illustrates the use of
1629
Poetry gets bored of being alone It wants to go outdoors to chew the winds. The mental picture evoked in the above lines is that of
1630
A novel that recounts the adventures of a likeable rogue is
1631
At the fall of their house, the widow lost her husband, her sewing machine and her ear-rings illustrates
1632
The narrative technique used is
1633
The reference to mountain illustrates
1634
The overall feeling evoked by the passage is one of
1635
Flood waters met in a mocking kiss illustrates
1636
The last sentence conveys the mood of
1637
The main theme of the poem is
1638
The tone of the speaker shows
1639
Did your read our minds in your lies? exemplifies
1640
But they have soothed us calmly, your lies illustrate
1641
The last lines of both stanzas present
1642
Who is the speaker?
1643
Philostrate is
1644
The speaker's attitude towards melancholy is
1645
While the speaker is talking
1646
To win Hippolyta's love, the speaker
1647
Speakers X and Y are
1648
Speaker Y speaks in the voice of
1649
Speaker Y's intention is to stop
1650
The wars are over
1651
Speaker Y's speech can be described as
1652
The speaker is
1653
The relationship between the speaker and thou in the first line is one of
1654
This sweet sight refers to
1655
The pair are lovers by
1656
The speaker appears to be
1657
The speaker is
1658
The speaker has just come out of
1659
The architect of the speaker's current state is
1660
It is a state of
1661
The speaker's language is best described as
1674
The moon looked on the massacre in horror ! illustrates
1675
A dead metaphor is
1676
The third stanza of the Shakespearean sonnet is
1677
child of scorn illustrates
1678
The metrical structure is predominantly
1679
Reading the poem, one notices that the poet is being
1680
In the last stanza, the persona is
1681
The two stanzas are built on
1682
The prevailing atmosphere is
1683
join in with it, lead it on, but, finally, veer it from illustrates
1684
The attitude of the writer towards Sasu is one of
1685
rattling like leaves in a storm, fear branded on their faces illustrates
1686
The last paragraph illustrates
1687
Letters, journals and diaries are examples of
1688
A dramatic performance with scenes played by body movements or gestures without words known as
1689
The speaker is
1690
The character that speaks before the speaker
1691
it is not enough to speak, but to speak true illustrates
1692
The character that speaks after the speaker is
1693
The character that delivers the prologue is
1694
Exaggerating one's personal features for comic effect is
1695
That girl is too young to be put in the family way illustrates
1696
At the last head count, the population of the school was three thousand is an example of
1697
The speaker is
1698
The speaker is addressing
1699
The speaker is in
1700
Come, thou gentle day illustrates
1701
After the speech, the speaker
1702
The extract presents the image of a
1703
The dominant literary device used in the extract is
1704
The speaker is
1705
The speech shows that the speaker is
1706
The speaker's mood stems from
1707
The speaker has just said farewell to
1708
The speaker resolves to tell
1709
Jonsey's opening speech illustrates
1710
In the Town hall is the
1711
Bassy is a ____ in the play.
1712
Jonsey's speech Your mayoral hopeful is addressed to
1713
A fable is also known as
1714
A character that is built around a single idea or quality is a _______ character.
1715
Resolution in a literary work is also referred to as
1716
The third stanza of the Shakespearean sonnet is
1717
A short poem lamenting the death of someone is
1718
Seven metrical feet in a line of a stanza is
1719
The speaker is
1720
The speech is made in
1721
The speaker and the addressee are
1722
Now much beshrew my manners and my pride , illustrates the use of
1723
Thy love ne'er alter, till thy sweet life end.' implies
1742
A poem that is shaped in the image of the object it talks about is
1743
The choir is on wheels to a convention illustrates
1744
Which of the following helps best to create and sustain interest in a literary work?
1745
The dominant device used in Macbeth doth murdered sleep; the innocent sleep is
1746
A narrative that extols the deeds of a heroic figure is a
1747
Ife is a woman of great virtue She is a woman of great vice illustrate
1748
The overwhelming confidence and pride that lead to the fall of the protagonist is
1749
The major divisions in a play are
1750
Read the lines below and answer the question: My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I have drunk The metrical pattern is
1751
Read the lines below and answer the question: My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I have drunk The mood of the poet is that of
1752
Read the lines below and answer the question: My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I have drunk The mood of the poet is that of
1753
A narrative composed in the form of a letter is
1754
The device used in She gave him lots of cash and tender attention is
1755
The Shakespearean sonnet differs from the Petrachan sonnet by ending with a
1756
Read the lines below and answer the question: The closing of the day Is the beginning of the day The lines
1757
One of the important means available to a writer of a literary work is
1758
Read the lines below and answer the question: The curl of my lips, the swing of my waist, the The ride of my breast, the stride of my steps, the Flash of my tech and the palm of my hand The line is an example of
1759
Read the lines below and answer the question: The curl of my lips, the swing of my waist, the The ride of my breast, the stride of my steps, the Flash of my tech and the palm of my hand The image created in the line appeals to the sense of
1760
Characters in a play that the author uses as a vehicle for commentary is
1761
The _______ comes after the loose ends of the plot have been tied up.
1762
The passage is about
1763
The figure of speech used in she was listening to the silence of the room is
1764
The technique of narration is
1765
In _____ and moved inwards the kitchen, like one sleepwalking, the simile portrays one who is
1766
The mood is one of
1767
The mood is one of
1768
The poem is about
1769
The lines that provide evidence for what the poem is about are _____
1770
The poem is a
1771
The dominant image is one of
1772
In the poem, cupid is
1773
The speaker is
1774
The speaker is addressing
1775
The speech is in reaction to
1776
The speaker's experience is that
1777
At the end of the speech,
1778
The speaker and the addressee are
1779
Earlier the addressee has accused the speaker of
1780
In turn, the speaker accuses the addressee of
1781
The underlined lines portray the addressee as a
1782
The setting of the extract is
1783
The speaker is
1784
The addressee is
1785
The wildest refers to
1786
The speech is intended to ____ the addressee.
1787
Another character present at the scene is
1788
...you and I in the first line refers to
1789
The couple are going to the wood because
1790
The underlined expression means being
1791
Farewell, sweet playfellow refers to
1800
Letters, journals and diaries are examples of
1801
"That girl is too young to be put in the family way" illustrates
1802
A character that is built around a single idea or quality is a ________ character.
1803
Seven metrical feet in a line of a stanza is
1804
A dead metaphor is
1805
Jonsey's opening speech illustrates
1806
In the Town hall is the
1807
Bassy is a ________ in the play.
1808
Jonsey's speech "Your mayoral hopeful" is addressed to
1809
The speeches of Jonsey and Bassy illustrate
1810
Resolution in a literary work is also referred to as
1811
"The moon looked on the massacre in horror!" illustrates
1812
A dramatic performance with scenes played by body movements or gestures without words, known as
1813
A short poem lamenting the death of someone is
1814
The third stanza of the Shakespearean sonnet is
1815
The extract presents the image of a
1816
The dominant literary device used in the extract is
1817
A fable is also known as
1818
Exaggerating one's personal features for comic effect is
1819
"At the last head count, the population of the school was three thousand" is an example of
1820
The prevailing atmosphere is
1821
join in with it, lead it on, but, finally, veer it from illustrates
1822
The attitude of the writer towards Sasu is one of
1823
rattling like leaves in a storm, fear branded on their faces illustrates
1824
The last paragraph illustrates
1825
child of scorn illustrates
1826
The metrical structure is predominantly
1827
Reading the poem, one notices that the poet is being
1828
In the last stanza, the persona is
1829
The two stanzas are built on
1830
The speaker is
1831
The speech shows that the speaker is
1832
The speaker's mood stems from
1833
The speaker has just said farewell to
1834
The speaker resolves to tell
1835
The speaker is
1836
The speech is made in
1837
The speaker and the addressee are
1838
Now much beshrew my manners and my pride, illustrates the use of
1839
Thy love ne'er alter, till thy sweet life end. implies
1840
The speaker is
1841
The speaker is addressing
1842
The speaker is in
1843
Come, thou gentle day illustrates
1844
After the speech, the speaker
1845
The speaker is
1846
The character that speaks before the speaker
1847
it is not enough to speak, but to speak true illustrates
