Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

In 'I Will Pronounce Your Name'Senghor writes:'Naett that is the dry tornado,the clap of lightening'.<br/>The figure of speech used in the above line is

A Metaphor
B Simile
C Hyperbole
D Irony
E Synedoche

Question 302:

In 'The Duel' Thomas ends his narrative

A With a wish to see more duels fought
B In celebration of female fidelity
C In hopeless despair and anger
D With an unexpected turn of events
E In praise of matrimonial bliss

Question 303:

In T.S Elliot's 'Journey of the Magi' the old choirmaster could not be buried in the manner he wished because he unfortunately died

A In summer
B In spring
C At night
D In winter
E In the chapel

Question 304:

In 'The Castle' Muir writes:Our only enemy was gold'! This is true because

A The castle was made of gold
B All the men swallowed gold
C There was no gold to pay for arms
D The captain stole all available gold
E Gold was the cause of their betrayal

Question 305:

In 'The Flight to Australia' the following line occurs:'Tier upon tier it towered,the terrible Apennines' The figure of speech used in this line is known as

A Alliteration
B Litotes
C Exaggeration
D Parody
E Metonym