A.the author's own introduction to the play
B.the author's early exposure of his dramatic personae to conflict
C.introduction to the characters and the general problem with which the play deals
D.the first performance of the play on stage

Objective

Question 11

When the speaker in a poem cannot be identified with the poet, that speaker is called:

A.A personae
B.a drama is personae
C.a soliloquist
D.a ventriloquist

Objective

Question 12

Which of these definitions best describes a lyric?

A.a short poem
B.a short poem in which the poet himself is speaking
C.a poem expressing a personal idea or mood
D.a poem divided into stanzas

Objective

Question 13

```Read the following extract from a poem to answer question 13 and 14.
Among rocks, I am the loose one, among arrows, I am the heart among daughters, I am the recluse, among sons, the one who dies young```
What kind of repetition is use in this extract?

A.anaphora
B.single word repetition
C.line repetition
D.phrase repetition

Objective

Question 14
```Read the following extract from a poem to answer question 13 and 14.
Among rocks, I am the loose one, among arrows, I am the heart among daughters, I am the recluse, among sons, the one who dies young```
Apart from emphasis, what other effect does the repetition have?
A.makes the poem rhythmical
B.makes the poem tedious
C.makes the poem monotonous
D.makes the poem exhilarating
Objective

Question 15
The following line from poem Western wind, when will thou blow? is an example of
A.rhetorical question
B.caesura
C.alliteration
D.nature imagery
Objective

Question 16
Identify the odd one out of these types of imagery
A.visual imagery
B.tactile imagery
C.synaesthesia
D.liberal imagery
Objective

Question 17
When a poet uses mainly vowel sounds in a poem, the texture of the poem is
A.melifluous
B.harsh
C.assonantal
D.neutral
Objective

Question 18
The sounds in the following lines may be described as an example of: The moan of doves in immemorial elms, and the murmuring of innumerable bees
A.Alliteration
B.Euphony
C.Cacophony
D.A mixture of all above
Objective

Question 19
'The man dies in him who keeps silence in the face of tyranny' This statement can be described as
A.Metaphoric
B.Liberal
C.Tragic
D.A simile
Objective

Question 20
The literary technique in which a reader is taken to the past of a current action is known as
A.rewinding
B.fast forward
C.flashback
D.repetition
Objective