Lit in English

The expression ”like fly that dared not alight” is a/an?

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY Read the poem and answer the question As they trooped off down the field with their…

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”The air was actually burning gas” is a?

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY Read the poem and answer the question As they trooped off down the field with their…

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”…the cutter blade blurred into life”. The above expression appeals to the sense of

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY Read the poem and answer the question As they trooped off down the field with their…

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A short witty saying is a/an?

A. epitaph B. sonnet C. limerick D. epigram Correct Answer: Option D - epigram

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”But at my back, I always hear Time’s winged chariot hurrying near” illustrates?

A. metaphor B. apostrophe C. oxymoron D. metonymy Correct Answer: Option A - metaphor

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In a play, unfolding events reach their peak in the?

A. climax B. denouement C. catharsis D. conflict Correct Answer: Option B - denouement

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”The pen is mightier than the sword” is an example of?

A. symbol B. metaphor C. metonymy D. oxymoron Correct Answer: Option C - metonymy

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A question used for effect which does not require an answer is?

A. oratorial B. antithetical C. anticlimactic D. rhetorical Correct Answer: Option D - rhetorical

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In the line ‘season of mist and mellow fruitfulness’, the main appeal is to the sense of?

A. touch B. sight C. hearing D. smell Correct Answer: Option B - sight

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‘The king has joined his ancestors’ is an example of?

A. euphemism B. eulogy C. malapropism D. trilogy Correct Answer: Option A - euphemism

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