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1621English LiteratureMedium

In which work Samuel Taylor Coleridge introduced the term ’willing suspension of disbelief’ in 1817?

AChristabel

BBiographia Literaria

CKubla Khan

DThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Correct answer

B. Biographia Literaria

Explanation

The correct answer is Biographia Literaria.

1622English LiteratureMedium

________are also called prosodic features?

ASuprasegmentals

BAllophones

CAllomorphs

DMorphemes

Correct answer

A. Suprasegmentals

Explanation

The correct answer is Suprasegmentals.

1623English LiteratureMedium

What is the word for a “play on words”?

Ahaiku

Bsimile

Cmetaphor

Dpun

Correct answer

D. pun

Explanation

The correct answer is pun.

1624English LiteratureMedium

Which Romantic poet was famous for being “mad, bad and dangerous to know”?

ALord Byron

BWilliam Blake

CJohn Keats

DPercy Shelley

Correct answer

A. Lord Byron

Explanation

The correct answer is Lord Byron.

1625English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following techniques was NOT used in the Renaissance art?

Aperspective

Brealism

Cabstractioin

Dindividualism

Correct answer

C. abstractioin

Explanation

The correct answer is abstractioin.

1626English LiteratureMedium

The probable date of composition of Ars Poetica is________?

A15 AD

B12 to 8 BC

C100 BC

D20 AD

Correct answer

B. 12 to 8 BC

Explanation

The correct answer is 12 to 8 BC.

1627English LiteratureMedium

Shaw died at the age of________?

A95

B75

C105

Dnone of these

Correct answer

A. 95

Explanation

The correct answer is 95.

1628English LiteratureMedium

The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated in the sense of rhythm innate in man?

AThe Gesture theory

BThe Pooh__pooh theory

CDing Dong theory

DThe Bow__vow theory

Correct answer

C. Ding Dong theory

Explanation

The correct answer is Ding Dong theory.

1629English LiteratureMedium

In “The Dead,” what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall?

Athe snow represents the quiet that covers life and death

Bthe snow represents Ireland’s inability to become independent

Cthe snow represents the promise of love

Dthe snow represents the characters’ ability to escape Ireland

Correct answer

A. the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death

Explanation

The correct answer is the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death.

1630English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following offers the best definition of the literary term motif?

AA recurring element in a story that is symbolically significant

BA character’s fatal flaw

CA character’s moment of selfrealization in a narrative

DA rhyme scheme

Correct answer

A. A recurring element in a story that is symbolically significant

Explanation

The correct answer is A recurring element in a story that is symbolically significant.

In “The Dead,” what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall?

Athe snow represents the quiet that covers life and death

Bthe snow represents Ireland’s inability to become independent

Cthe snow represents the promise of love

Dthe snow represents the characters’ ability to escape Ireland

Correct answer

A. the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death

Explanation

The correct answer is the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death.

Which of the following offers the best definition of the literary term motif?

AA recurring element in a story that is symbolically significant

BA character’s fatal flaw

CA character’s moment of selfrealization in a narrative

DA rhyme scheme

Correct answer

A. A recurring element in a story that is symbolically significant

Explanation

The correct answer is A recurring element in a story that is symbolically significant.