Lit in English

A short which expresses an idea in a clever way is?

A. an epigram B. a limerick C. an ode D. a lyric Correct Answer: Option A - an epigram

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A story which explains a natural phenomenon is ___?

A. legend B. parable C. myth D. fiction Correct Answer: Option C - myth

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A poem in which a lone speaker seems to be addressing someone else is a?

A. pathetic fallacy B. verbal irony C. dramatic irony D. dramatic monologue Correct Answer: Option D - dramatic monologue

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The term used to depict the freedom of a poet with language is?

A. poetic diction B. bathos C. graphology D. poetic license Correct Answer: Option D - poetic license

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A person’s life story written by another person is?

A. a commentary B. a biography C. an autobiography D. an epistolary Correct Answer: Option B - a biography

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The loneliest people live in the most crowded places illustrates?

A. paradox B. anecdote C. allegory D. parody Correct Answer: Option A - paradox

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An understatement is otherwise called?

A. litotes B. conceit C. pun D. contrast Correct Answer: Option A - litotes

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A character in the story who narrates what happens to him or her is?

A. a second person narrator B. a first-person narrator C. an omniscient narrator D. a third-person narrator Correct Answer: Option…

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The repetition of the same vowel sounds in a line is?

A. alliteration B. assonance C. onomatopoeia D. parallelism Correct Answer: Option B - assonance

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An expression from which one derives a mental picture is?

A. paradox B. exaggeration C. imagery D. photography Correct Answer: Option C - imagery

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