English Literature Mcqs
Name the English poet of 18th century whose works included Rape of the Lock, Dunciad and Essay on Man?

A. Nelson mandela
B. Winston churchill
C. Alexander pope
D. None of these

Which was the first novel of Thomas Hardy published in 1871?

A. The return of the native
B. Desperate remedies
C. A pair of blue
D. None of these

The Canterbury Tales is written by ___________?

A. John gower
B. Julian of norwich
C. Geoffrey chaucer
D. William langland

According to Longinus, the queen of figures is ___________?

A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Apostrophe
D. Metaphor

Longinus asserts that nothing contributes more to loftiness of tone in writing than _________?

A. Grandeur thought
B. Genuine emotion
C. Impassioned utterance
D. Splendour style

Longinus establishes that the most beautiful of meters is __________?

A. Dactylic hexameter
B. Iambic pentameter
C. Torchaic octameter
D. None

The phrase ‘Pathetic fallacy’ is coined by _________________?

A. Milton
B. Coleridge
C. Carlyle
D. John ruskin