Name the author of The New Criticism ?

A. F. r. leavis
B. Allen tate
C. John crowe ransom
D. R. p. blackmur

What does Ben Jonson mean by a ‘Humorous Character’ ?

A. A character who is always cheerful and gay
B. A character who is by nature melancholy
C. A character whose temper is determined by the predominance of one out of the four fluids in the human body
D. An eccentric person

Who is the author of Symposium ?

A. Aristotle
B. Dante
C. Longinus
D. Plato

This literary critic coined the term “fancy.” ?

A. Samuel taylor coleridge
B. Virginia woolf
C. Matthew arnold
D. Carl jung

Plato’s Republic is written in the form of______________?

A. Drama
B. Narrative mode
C. Poetry
D. Dialogue

A critic argues that in John Milton’s “Samson Agonistes,” the shearing of Samson’s locks is symbolic of his castration at the hands of Delilah. What kind of critical approach is this critic using ?

A. Mimetic approach
B. Formalist approach
C. Historical approach
D. Psychological approach

Which of the following critics preferred Shakespeare’s Comedies to his Tragedies ?

A. Dryden
B. Pope
C. Dr. johnson
D. Addison

The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Write an Analytical Essay about Short Fiction”. Which comes in as the last thing to do in the writing an essay about short fiction ?

A. Begin your paper with an introduction that identifies the purpose of the paper and the text you are addressing.
B. Compose topic sentences (four or five, perhaps) that support, explore, demonstrate, or illustrate your thesis.
C. Select specific passages in the text of the story that help you to develop each topic sentence.
D. Build your paper to a climax; save your most engaging or important topic sentence for discussion last.

Who called Dryden the Father of English Criticism ?

A. Joseph addison
B. Dr. johnson
C. Coleridge
D. Matthew arnold

The key word that characterised the Romantic movement was_______________?

A. Inspiration
B. Imagination
C. Fancy
D. Decorum