Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

The phrase "But at my back I always hear / Time's wingèd chariot hurrying near" contains ____________<br/>i. Personification of time as a pursuing charioteer<br/>ii. An allusion to classical mythology (Apollo's chariot)<br/>iii. A simile comparing time to a slow-moving vehicle<br/>iv. The memento mori theme - the reminder of mortality

A picaresque novel features ____________<br/>i. A rogue or adventurous hero from a low social class who lives by their wits<br/>ii. A series of episodic adventures satirising society<br/>iii. A noble hero of aristocratic birth on a grand quest<br/>iv. A first-person narrative recounting the picaro's escapades

A panegyric is a poem that ____________<br/>i. Vigorously attacks and criticises a person or institution<br/>ii. Praises and glorifies a person, ruler, or significant figure<br/>iii. Is common in African oral traditions praising chiefs and heroes<br/>iv. Mourns the death of an important public figure

Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" opens with the lines: "Had we but world enough, and time, / This coyness, lady, were no crime." This opening functions as ____________<br/>i. A dramatic monologue where the speaker addresses a silent listener<br/>ii. A proposition in a logical argument persuading the lady to yield<br/>iii. A lament for lost love and the inevitability of death<br/>iv. The beginning of a carpe diem argument about time and mortality

A biblical allusion in a literary work refers to ____________<br/>i. Any reference to classical Greek or Roman mythology<br/>ii. An indirect reference to characters, stories, or phrases from the Bible<br/>iii. Quoting directly from the scripture with explicit citation<br/>iv. Using biblical imagery or themes without direct quotation