Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

The expression 'All the world is a stage' is a good example of the figure of speech known as

A Personification
B Paradox
C Onomatopoeia
D Simile
E Metaphor.

Question 42:

The 'Settings in a novel refers to

A The point in the story where we first encounter the main character
B The overall social and physical background of the main events in the novel
C The home country of the hero or heroine
D The location where the main event in the novel takes place
E All the various places mentioned in the novel.

Question 43:

'Then suddenly her heart was whipped up, she now rode on strange waves: alone defying the wind and the rain; alone, fighting hunger and thirst in the desert; alone, struggling with strange demons in the forest, bringing glad tidings to her people'.
The mood of the lady in this passage is one of

A Defeat
B Depression
C Triumphant defiance
D Simple elation
E Sorrow.

Question 44:

'I breathed a sigh of relief when i was twenty-six, determined that from then on my life will take a turn for the better. To make sure this happened I did two things which made sure it never could: i got a job, and I got married'.
The quality which this passage displays is

A Inaccessibility
B Seriousness
C Humour
D Gloom
E Nervousness.

Question 45:

'All was quiet in this park
Until the wind, like a gasping messenger, announced
The tyrant's coming
Then did the branches talk in agony'.
There is in line 2 ('like a gasping messenger...') an example of

A Oxymoron
B Metonymy
C Alliteration
D Simile
E Personification.