Question 1

The five traits of a tragic hero do NOT include:

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A) decency/nobility 
B) hamartia (fatal flaw) 
C) anagnorisis (tragic insight) 
D) denoument (resolution 
A) decency/nobility 
B) hamartia (fatal flaw) 
C) anagnorisis (tragic insight) 
D) denoument (resolution A

Question 2

Wellek and Warren's Theory of Literature does not contain a chapter on

Accepted Answer

A) Literary Genres 
B) Thematology 
C)  Literary History 
D) Literature and the other Arts. 
A) Literary Genres 
B) Thematology 
C)  Literary History 
D) Literature and the other Arts. B

Question 3

In the study of literary History, Holinshed's Chronicles would constitute

Accepted Answer

A) An affinity 
B) A source 
C) An influence 
D) An imitation 
A) An affinity 
B) A source 
C) An influence 
D) An imitation B

Question 4

"A lovelier flower on Earth was never sown" has the figure of speech called

Accepted Answer

A) Metaphor 
B) Oxymoron 
C) Hyperbole 
D) Implied Simile 
A) Metaphor 
B) Oxymoron 
C) Hyperbole 
D) Implied Simile

Question 5

Onomatopoeia means

Accepted Answer

A) Echoing of the same sense or meaning in different words 
B) Echoing the same sound repeatedly 
C) Echoing of the sense by the sound, shape, size o movement 
D) None 
A) Echoing of the same sense or meaning in different words 
B) Echoing the same sound repeatedly 
C) Echoing of the sense by the sound, shape, size o movement 
D) None

Question 6

which figures of speech are used " His honor rooted in dishonor stood. And faithful unfaithful kept him falsely true"

Accepted Answer

A) Oxymoron 
B) Personification 
C) Apostrophe 
D) Metaphor 
A) Oxymoron 
B) Personification 
C) Apostrophe 
D) Metaphor

Question 7

Which of the following sentences has figures of speech called 'Apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

A) O Death! here is thy sting 
B) The more haste, the less speed 
C) Death lays his icy hands on kings 
D) Life is but a walking shadow 
A) O Death! here is thy sting 
B) The more haste, the less speed 
C) Death lays his icy hands on kings 
D) Life is but a walking shadow

Question 8

Pun is a play on words that are similar

Accepted Answer

A) In meaning but diverse in sound 
B) In sound but diverse in meaning 
C) Both in sound and meaning but with different sound 
D) None 
A) In meaning but diverse in sound 
B) In sound but diverse in meaning 
C) Both in sound and meaning but with different sound 
D) None

Question 9

What emotions are tragic heroes supposed to elicit in an audience?

Accepted Answer

A) Jealousy & anger 
B) Fear & jealousy 
C) Pity & fear 
D) a. Anger & pity 
A) Jealousy & anger 
B) Fear & jealousy 
C) Pity & fear 
D) a. Anger & pity

Question 10

How happy is he here!

Accepted Answer

A) Simile 
B) Antithesis 
C) Personification 
D) Alliteration 
A) Simile 
B) Antithesis 
C) Personification 
D) Alliteration

Question 11

"Life is but a walking shadow" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) Apostrophe 
B) Metaphor 
C) Simile 
D) Hyperbole 
A) Apostrophe 
B) Metaphor 
C) Simile 
D) Hyperbole

Question 12

What is a chorus in Greek theater?

Accepted Answer

A) People that sing stuff. 
B) People that inform the audience. 
C) People that wear long socks. 
D) People that inform the protagonist. 
A) People that sing stuff. 
B) People that inform the audience. 
C) People that wear long socks. 
D) People that inform the protagonist.

Question 13

"What is world literature?" is written by

Accepted Answer

A) Rene Wellek 
B) David Damrosch 
C) Dorothy Figuera 
D) Gayatri Chakraborti Spivak 
A) Rene Wellek 
B) David Damrosch 
C) Dorothy Figuera 
D) Gayatri Chakraborti Spivak

Question 14

The night is dark as a black stone.

Accepted Answer

A) Metaphor 
B) Simile 
C) Onomatopoeia 
D) Alliteration 
A) Metaphor 
B) Simile 
C) Onomatopoeia 
D) Alliteration

Question 15

The author of the essay "The Tradition of Traditions" is

Accepted Answer

A) T.E. Hume 
B) T.S. Eliot 
C) Rene Wellek 
D) Harry Levin 
A) T.E. Hume 
B) T.S. Eliot 
C) Rene Wellek 
D) Harry Levin

Question 16

What is meant by Synecdoche?

Accepted Answer

A) The hole of something used to signify a part 
B) An inanimate object endowed with human feeling 
C) The terms with a pronunciation similar to their meaning 
D) A part of something used to signify the whole 
A) The hole of something used to signify a part 
B) An inanimate object endowed with human feeling 
C) The terms with a pronunciation similar to their meaning 
D) A part of something used to signify the whole

Question 17

Which figures of speech are employed in this line? " O Wild west wind, thou breathe of Autumn's being"

Accepted Answer

A) Oxymoron 
B) Personification 
C) Apostrophe 
D) Metaphor 
A) Oxymoron 
B) Personification 
C) Apostrophe 
D) Metaphor

Question 18

Which of the following words show oxymoron?

Accepted Answer

A) Chatter Chatter 
B) O Death 
C) Rivers of Blood 
D) Sweet Pain 
A) Chatter Chatter 
B) O Death 
C) Rivers of Blood 
D) Sweet Pain

Question 19

Literature is a ________ of life.

Accepted Answer

A) Mirror 
B) Reflection 
C) Presentation 
D) All of the above 
A) Mirror 
B) Reflection 
C) Presentation 
D) All of the above

Question 20

The phrase "leaves dancing" is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) pathetic fallacy 
B) hyperbole 
C) pun 
D) conceit 
A) pathetic fallacy 
B) hyperbole 
C) pun 
D) conceit

The five traits of a tragic hero do NOT include:

Wellek and Warren's Theory of Literature does not contain a chapter on

In the study of literary History, Holinshed's Chronicles would constitute

"A lovelier flower on Earth was never sown" has the figure of speech called

Onomatopoeia means

which figures of speech are used " His honor rooted in dishonor stood. And faithful unfaithful kept him falsely true"

Which of the following sentences has figures of speech called 'Apostrophe?

Pun is a play on words that are similar

What emotions are tragic heroes supposed to elicit in an audience?

How happy is he here!

"Life is but a walking shadow" is an example of

What is a chorus in Greek theater?

"What is world literature?" is written by

The night is dark as a black stone.

The author of the essay "The Tradition of Traditions" is

What is meant by Synecdoche?

Which figures of speech are employed in this line? " O Wild west wind, thou breathe of Autumn's being"

Which of the following words show oxymoron?

Literature is a ________ of life.

The phrase "leaves dancing" is an example of ________.

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Exam 2: Literary History, Theory of Literature, and Figures of Speech

The five traits of a tragic hero do NOT include:

Wellek and Warren's Theory of Literature does not contain a chapter on

In the study of literary History, Holinshed's Chronicles would constitute

"A lovelier flower on Earth was never sown" has the figure of speech called

Onomatopoeia means

which figures of speech are used " His honor rooted in dishonor stood. And faithful unfaithful kept him falsely true"

Which of the following sentences has figures of speech called 'Apostrophe?

Pun is a play on words that are similar

What emotions are tragic heroes supposed to elicit in an audience?

How happy is he here!

"Life is but a walking shadow" is an example of

What is a chorus in Greek theater?

"What is world literature?" is written by

The night is dark as a black stone.

The author of the essay "The Tradition of Traditions" is

What is meant by Synecdoche?

Which figures of speech are employed in this line? " O Wild west wind, thou breathe of Autumn's being"

Which of the following words show oxymoron?

Literature is a ________ of life.

The phrase "leaves dancing" is an example of ________.

Theoretical Concepts in Classical Literature and Criticism

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