Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

This question is based on CAGED BIRD.

Read this excerpt from the poem and answer questions .

"The free bird thinks of another
breeze / and the trade winds
soft through the sighing trees"

What is the effect of the trees sighing in this verse?

A It shows where the bird sleeps
B It shows the tree is sleeping
C It indicates that the bird is carefree
D It indicates that it is still early in the day

Question 7:

Don't panic. Be calm. If you are somehow upset...try to regain your composure.

The speaker in the excerpt above is

A Hopeless
B Afraid
C Confident
D Uncertain

Question 8:

This question is based on A GOVERNMENT DRIVER ON HIS RETIREMENT.

"I shall booze and zoom" contains a device called

A Alliteration
B Imagery
C Onomatopoeia
D Hyperbole

Question 9:

"The sun used to smile in my hut".

The line is an example of

A Apostrophe
B Personification
C Rhetorical Question
D Zeugma

Question 10:

The use of two contrasting words that are placed side by side is called

A Oxymoron
B Euphemism
C Pun
D Antithesis