British Literature Quiz 29 (20 MCQs)

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1. Writing style that tries to depict the random flow of thoughts, emotions, memories, and associations running through a character's mind.
2. Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh:A New English Version. At four hundred miles they stopped to eat, at a thousand miles they pitched their camp.They had traveled for just three days and nights, a six weeks' journey for ordinary men.When the sun was setting, they dug a well, they filled their waterskins with fresh water, Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop, he poured out flour as an offering and said, "Mountain, bring me a favorable dream." Which characteristic of an epic hero is most reflected in this excerpt?
3. What author earned a living as a reporter?
4. The similarity of sound between two words
5. As per of the meter of British poetry, the most common is ..... just like in "If music be the food of love play on."
6. Read the sentence. To the best of our knowledge, he decided that his major would be acting. Which does the sentence contain?
7. A brief picture, sketch, or scene; short works describing pleasant scenes of country or domestic life.
8. Which literary genre is characterized by humor, light-heartedness, and typically has a happy ending?
9. Who is the author of Harry Potter books?
10. Epic poetry inspired the retainers and thanes.
11. A retelling of a work in one's own words. A paraphrase of poetry is usually a line-by-line translation of poetry into prose.
12. During the Middle Ages, peasants and serfs were required to serve their knight. Their Knight was required to serve their lord and then their lord was required to serve the king. What is this political form known as?
13. Invaders crossed the ..... to invade Britain after the Romans left.
14. Modern English begins with this period.
15. Social, psychological, and religious debates in modern plays are the features of drama in
16. Which type of poem consists of 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme, often used by Shakespeare to express love and emotions?
17. Who is considered the pioneer of the Romantic movement in literature?
18. The use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot.
19. Why can Yamba forgive her captors?
20. Name two Elizabethan sonneteers.