Literature-in-English Mock 2024

Question 1 of 50

A line or group of lines repeated at intervals in a poem is a

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The attitude of the poet towards the subject, such as sad or bitter, is the

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A long fictional prose narrative with many characters is a

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A play that ends happily after confusion and humour is a

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A story of a person's life written by that person is an

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"The wind howled all night" uses

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Going back in time to show earlier events is

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The struggle between opposing forces in a story is the

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A pair of rhyming lines is a

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The three main genres of literature are

Question 11 of 50

A long fictional prose narrative is a

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A play that ends happily, usually with marriage or reconciliation, is a

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A story in which animals behave like humans to teach a moral is a

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"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of

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"I have told you a million times" is an example of

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Words that imitate sounds, such as "buzz" and "bang", are examples of

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The time and place in which a story happens is the

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The main character in a story is the

Question 19 of 50

Addressing an absent person, an idea or an object as if it could hear is

Question 20 of 50

A character who changes and develops during a story is a

Question 21 of 50

When the audience knows something that a character does not, this is

Question 22 of 50

Writing that mocks people's faults or society to bring about change is

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A story in which characters and events stand for ideas, such as good and evil, is

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A long narrative poem about heroic deeds is an

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A short poem of three lines, originally Japanese, is a

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A humorous five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme is a

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A play that exaggerates situations wildly for laughs is a

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A play on words with two meanings is a

Question 29 of 50

The unravelling of the plot after the climax is the

Question 30 of 50

A character who represents a type, such as the wicked stepmother, is a

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The author's choice of words is called

Question 32 of 50

Poetry without regular rhyme or metre is

Question 33 of 50

In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is exiled for seven years after

Question 34 of 50

In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo's father, known for laziness and debt, is

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"Bitter sweet" is an example of

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Juxtaposition is

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The "griot" in West African oral tradition is

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"Deafening silence" is an example of

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"I have told you a million times" is

Question 40 of 50

"He passed away" instead of "he died" is

Question 41 of 50

A villanelle has

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Sprung rhythm, associated with Hopkins, counts

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An epistolary novel is written in the form of

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A story in which characters and events stand for abstract ideas is an

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A play that mocks follies through exaggeration and improbable situations is a

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A novel written as a series of letters is

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A novel following a roguish hero through episodic adventures is

Question 48 of 50

"He is not a bad singer" (meaning he sings well) is

Question 49 of 50

"Death, be not proud" addresses an abstract idea directly. This is

Question 50 of 50

"All hands on deck" uses