English Literature Mcqs — Test 1

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Question 1

Writers in the Romantic time period were concerned with____________?

Question 2

What is the meaning of the term Anagnorisis as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy ?

Question 3

Which best describes the general feeling expressed in literature during the last decade of the Victorian era ?

Question 4

Which was NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance ?

Question 5

The importance of Lucy Terry’s “Bars Fight” is______________?

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of “Realism” as an artistic and literary movement ?

Question 7

“Poetry is emotions recollected in tranquility.” Who has defined poetry in these words ?

Question 8

Which of the following is not a common feature of neoclassical poetry ?

Question 9

What is the word for a “play on words” ?

Question 10

Who says, “Good night, sweet prince,/And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” ?