english literature mcq

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English Literature MCQS 1. Sylvia Plath married which English poet? a. Masefield b. Causley c. Hughes d. Larkin 2. Carl Sandburg ‘Planked whitefish’ contains what kind of imagery? a. Sea scenes b. Rural Idyll c. War d. Innocent childhood 3. Which influential American poet was born in Long Island in 1819? a. Emily Dickinson b. Paul Dunbar c. John Greenleaf Whittier d. Walt Whitman 4. In 1960 ‘The Colossus’ was the first book of poems published by which poetess? a. Elizabeth Bishop b. Sylvia Plath c. Marianne Moore d. Laura Jackson 5. In his poem Kipling said ‘If you can meet with triumph and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘? a. Glory b. Ruin c. Disaster d. victory 6. Which of the following is not a literary device used for aesthetic effect in poetry? a. Assonance b. Onomatopaea

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English Literature MCQS1. Sylvia Plath married which English poet?a. Masefieldb. Causleyc. Hughesd. Larkin2. Carl Sandburg Planked whitefish contains what kind of imagery?a. Sea scenesb. Rural Idyllc. Ward. Innocent childhood3. Which influential American poet was born in Long Island in 1819?a. Emily Dickinsonb. Paul Dunbarc. John Greenleaf Whittierd. Walt Whitman4. In 1960 The Colossus was the first book of poems published by which poetess?a. Elizabeth Bishopb. Sylvia Plathc. Marianne Moored. Laura Jackson5. In his poem Kipling said If you can meet with triumph and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?a. Gloryb. Ruinc. Disasterd. victory6. Which of the following is not a literary device used for aesthetic effect in poetry?a. Assonanceb. Onomatopaeac. Rhymed. Grammar7. True or false: Writing predates poetry.a. Trueb. False8. What is the earliest surviving European poem?a. The Homeric epicb. The Gilgamesh epicc. The Deluge epicd. The Hesiodic ode9. Which of the following is not a poetic tradition?a. The Epicb. The Comicc. The Occultd. The Tragic10. What is the study of poetrys meter and form called?a. Prosodyb. Potologyc. Rheumatologyd. ScansionansHughesWarWalt WhitmanSylvia PlathDisasterGrammarFalseThe Homeric epicThe OccultProsody