English Literature Mcqs
Which of the following are examples of poetic structures ?

A. Lines of text with words that rhyme at the end
B. A continuous block of text
C. Unrhymed lines
D. All of these

Which of the following poems can be described as a haiku ?

A. Pound’s “in a station of the metro”
B. Bishop’s “one art”
C. Auden’s “paysage moralisé”
D. William shakespeare’s “sonnet 18”

Which of the following offers the best definition of a fable ?

A. A story in which the author provides an explicit moral
B. A story that takes place in the distant past
C. A light-hearted, humorous story in which viewers are shown proper ways to behave
D. A story told to little children

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” can be described as what kind of play ?

A. A comedic play
B. A tragic play
C. A modern play
D. A tragi-comedy

Which of the following assertions would William Wordsworth most likely agree with ?

A. Poetry should be written in the common language of ordinary people.
B. Poetry should focus on the lives and thoughts of elite people.
C. Poetry should never concern itself with the natural world.
D. Poetry should rhyme.

In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, why does the Mariner kill the albatross ?

A. For revenge
B. To change the weather
C. To bring forth life-in-death
D. It is never directly stated why he does so.

Which of the following is a component of a gothic novel ?

A. An atmosphere of dread, fear, and darkness
B. An isolated protagonist
C. A hero or protagonist who is tempted
By A villain

Which of the following are examples of literary interpretation ?

A. Investigating the relationship between words and objective reality
B. Comparing the bible to folk tales from other cultures
C. Researching an author’s biography for clues about how to understand his or her writing
D. Researching what previous critics have said about a literary work