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Literature In English Questions

Question 2106:
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:<br/>I love you, my gentle one;<br/>My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi<br/>Which you drank on the wedding day;<br/>My love is the butter we were smeared with<br/>To seal fidelity into our hearts<br/>You are the cattle-bird's egg.<br/>For those who say you are wealthy;<u>You are the papyrus read of the lake;</u><u>Which they pull out with both hands.</u><br/>And I sing for you with tears<br/>Because you possess my heart.<br/>I love you my gentle one.<br/>The poem is an example of
  • A A lyric
  • B A dirge
  • C An ode
  • D An epic
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Question 2107:
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:<br/>I love you, my gentle one;<br/>My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi<br/>Which you drank on the wedding day;<br/>My love is the butter we were smeared with<br/>To seal fidelity into our hearts<br/>You are the cattle-bird's egg.<br/>For those who say you are wealthy;<u>You are the papyrus read of the lake;</u><u>Which they pull out with both hands.</u><br/>And I sing for you with tears<br/>Because you possess my heart.<br/>I love you my gentle one.<br/>The predominant literary device used in the extract is
  • A Hyperbole
  • B Epigram
  • C Oxymoron
  • D Apostrophe
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Question 2108:
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:<br/>I love you, my gentle one;<br/>My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi<br/>Which you drank on the wedding day;<br/>My love is the butter we were smeared with<br/>To seal fidelity into our hearts<br/>You are the cattle-bird's egg.<br/>For those who say you are wealthy;<u>You are the papyrus read of the lake;</u><u>Which they pull out with both hands.</u><br/>And I sing for you with tears<br/>Because you possess my heart.<br/>I love you my gentle one.<br/>The feeling of the poet is one of
  • A Anxiety
  • B Gaiety
  • C Sadness
  • D Frustration
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Question 2109:
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:<br/>I love you, my gentle one;<br/>My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi<br/>Which you drank on the wedding day;<br/>My love is the butter we were smeared with<br/>To seal fidelity into our hearts<br/>You are the cattle-bird's egg.<br/>For those who say you are wealthy;<u>You are the papyrus read of the lake;</u><u>Which they pull out with both hands.</u><br/>And I sing for you with tears<br/>Because you possess my heart.<br/>I love you my gentle one.<br/>The underlined expression contains a
  • A Simile
  • B Metaphor
  • C Personification
  • D Litotes
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Question 2110:
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:<br/>I love you, my gentle one;<br/>My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi<br/>Which you drank on the wedding day;<br/>My love is the butter we were smeared with<br/>To seal fidelity into our hearts<br/>You are the cattle-bird's egg.<br/>For those who say you are wealthy;<u>You are the papyrus read of the lake;</u><u>Which they pull out with both hands.</u><br/>And I sing for you with tears<br/>Because you possess my heart.<br/>I love you my gentle one.<br/>The poem is a blank verse because
  • A There is no rhyme
  • B There is rhyme
  • C The rhyme is alternate
  • D It contains couplets
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