Lit in English

A transferred epithet is popularly known as a/an _________?

A. Epistrophe B. Ellipsis C. Hypallage D. Hendiady Correct Answer: Option C C. Hypallage Explanation Hypallage is the alternative or…

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In literary criticism, a casual reference to a figure or an event is regarded as a/an?

A. personification B. metonymy C. metaphor D. allusion Correct Answer: Option D D. allusion Explanation An allusion is a reference…

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__________ is the illustration which serves to persuasively sustain the interest of the readers in a literary piece?

A. storyline B. narrative hook C. plot D. suspense Correct Answer: Option B B. narrative hook Explanation The narrative hook…

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The mood of Diop’s ‘Vanity’ is?

A. expressed through rhetorical questions B. condemnation C. expressed through the use of innuendos D. concern Correct Answer: Option A…

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The figurative name for the manner in which Nightfall is directly addressed is?

'Nightfall! Nightfall! You are my mortal enemy'   A. allusion B. an ode C. metaphor D. apostrophe Correct Answer: Option…

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Which one of the following is most influential to the substance of Hallowell’s “The Dinning Table”?

A. the structure of the poem B. the atmosphere of the poem C. the poetic style D. the setting of…

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There is a predominance of words associated with?

Read the poem and answer questions At dawn must I rise to till the rock That our land has turned…

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The run-on lines convey the speaker’s?

Read the poem and answer questions At dawn must I rise to till the rock That our land has turned…

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‘The earth has stopped breathing and sighed’ illustrates?

Read the poem and answer questions At dawn must I rise to till the rock That our land has turned…

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The mood of the poet is one of?

Read the poem and answer questions At dawn must I rise to till the rock That our land has turned…

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