Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Lines and stanzas are to poetry as action and dialogue are to

A Music
B Prose
C Fiction
D Drama

Question 887:

The performers in a play constitute the

A Chorus
B Characters
C Audience
D Cast

Question 888:

Use the following lines to answer the question
Truth may bend but will never break:
It will ever rise above falsehood as oil above water.
The alliteration in the first line

A Draws attention to the key ideas
B Drwas attention to the rhythm of the line
C Makes the idea sound more true
D Makes the line sound more pleasant

Question 889:

Use the following lines to answer the question
Truth may bend but will never break:
It will ever rise above falsehood as oil above water.
The simile in the second line

A Expresses the idea more vividly
B Tells one that oil is heavier than water
C Makes a comparison between oil and water
D Expresses the idea in a complex manner

Question 890:

The types of literary work are

A Eras
B Episodes
C Genres
D Cantos