Question 1The most distinctive element of drama isA.SettingB.ActionC.DialogueD.PlotObjective Show full explanation
Question 2The all-knowing narrator in a story is called theA.First person narratorB.Omniscient narratorC.Divine narratorD.AuthorObjective Show full explanation
Question 3A figure of speech that establishes an elaborate parallel between unlike things isA.CaesuraB.conceitC.metaphorD.simileObjective Show full explanation
Question 4In literature, a stock character is a characterA.who plays the role of stock broker or merchantB.who deceives the audienceC.whose actions speech style and role are predictableD.whose manner is as stiff as a dry stock fishObjective Show full explanation
Question 5A light or amusing interlude inserted in the middle of a tragic play is calledA.comic reliefB.pungent interludeC.panoramaD.digressionObjective Show full explanation
Question 6When an author produces a mocking invitation of another author's work we call his productA.a conceitB.an aggressionC.a contrastD.a parodyObjective Show full explanation
Question 7A type of poem which may be sung and which embodies tale is calledA.sentimental poemB.sonorous poetryC.musical interludeD.a balladObjective Show full explanation
Question 8The typical rhyme scheme of the English sonnet is A.abachebeeeeffB.ababababedeedeC.labbaabhaeeedeD.ababcdcdefefggObjective Show full explanation
Question 9Denotion refers to the ....... meaning of a wordA.LiteraryB.literalC.figurativeD.ironicalObjective Show full explanation
Question 10In literature, a poem written or rendered in praise of a person or thing is calledA.lyricB.anodeC.an elegyD.a panegyricObjective Show full explanation
Question 11The main female character in a play is calledA.heroB.heroineC.clownD.antagonistObjective Show full explanation
Question 12When an author produces a mocking invitation of another author's work we call his productA.a conceitB.an aggressionC.a contrastD.a parodyObjective Show full explanation
Question 13Any literary work which holds up society to ridiculeA.satireB.b. fableC.lampoonD.limerickObjective Show full explanation