Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called

A A prologue
B An epilogue
C A dirge
D A monoloque

Question 37:

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
Assonance occurs when

A A character speaks eloquently in a play
B Similar vowel sounds are repeated in a sentence or line of poetry
C Consonants are repeated at the beginning of words
D Words rhyme alternately

Question 38:

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A stanza of three lines linked by rhyme is generally called a

A Couplet
B Ballad
C Tercet
D Quatrain

Question 39:

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A motif is

A A recurrent image in a work of literature
B The reason behind a character's behaviour
C A single matrical line
D An essay or treatise on a particular subject

Question 40:

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
In what type of play would the playwright introduce a comic to relieve tension already built up?

A Farce
B Comedy
C Opera
D Tragedy