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Question 48

That quality in a literary work that provokes tenderness, pity or sorrow is

  • A. Pathos
  • B. Patios
  • C. Pataphysics
  • D. Pathopoeia
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Question details

Exam body
BUK
Subject
Literature in English
Year
2008/2009
Question no.
#48
Type
Objective
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