Question 1

What is a tragic hero?

Accepted Answer

A) A character who makes a error that leads to his destruction. 
B)  character who makes a great life for themselves. 
C) A hero that is tragic. 
D) A girl that is really whiny and just wants more jewelry.

Question 2

Who wrote "Theory of Literature"?

Accepted Answer

A) R A Scott James 
B) R J Rees 
C) Rene Wellek &Austin Warren 
D) David Daiches

Question 3

'Authority forgets a dying king' is an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The term 'Onomatopoeia ' and 'Oxymoron' came from

Accepted Answer

A) French 
B) Latin 
C) Roman 
D) Greek

Question 5

Which of the following is a direct address either to an absent person or to an abstract or inanimate entity?

Accepted Answer

A) Apostrophe 
B) Ode 
C) Epode 
D) Hyperbole

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

What is a tragic hero?

Who wrote "Theory of Literature"?

'Authority forgets a dying king' is an example of

The term 'Onomatopoeia ' and 'Oxymoron' came from

Which of the following is a direct address either to an absent person or to an abstract or inanimate entity?