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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

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Literature In English Questions

Question 716:
'No; This my hand will rather <br/>The multitudinous seas incarnadine<br/>Making the green and red .'<br/>In the above lines the figure of speech used is
  • A Metaphor
  • B Simile
  • C Hyperbole
  • D Paradox
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Question 717:
When the speech is written so as to be understood in one way by a certain character, while the audience or another character understands it to have some secret and special meaning, the literary device used in this context is called
  • A Dramatic irony
  • B Paradox
  • C Allusion
  • D Hyperbole.
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Question 718:
The epilogue in a play refers to the
  • A Conflict in the play
  • B Tail-piece
  • C Opening chorus
  • D Dramatic action.
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Question 719:
Which of the following is NOT a form of poetic expression
  • A Sestet
  • B Lyric
  • C Sonnet
  • D Elegy.
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Question 720:
Reversal of fortune as used in the criticism of a literary work describes the
  • A Rise to fame of the central character
  • B Success of the hero or heroine
  • C Reward of the hero
  • D Sudden change in the fate of the central character.
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