British Literature Quiz 30 (17 MCQs)

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1. The restoration of the Stuart monarchy to the throne with the return of Charles II from France in 1660; the literary period of the later part of the century of which the leading figure was John Dryden.
2. The repetition of the accented vowel sound, and all succeeding sounds in words which come at the end of lines of poetry.
3. A form of literature written in prose or poetry or a combination of the two which relies on action to portray life and character
4. A play, novel, or other narrative depicting serious and important events, in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
5. Satire is often meant to be funny, but not always.
6. Who introduced the sonnet to English literature?
7. Who are some of the prominent Romantic poets in British literature?
8. One unaccented syllable followed by an accented one
9. Poetry having no metrical pattern
10. 3 feet
11. ..... poetry mourns the dead
12. Easily excused or forgiven
13. Arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs
14. Shakespeare played ..... in "Hamlet" .
15. A poem of mourning.
16. Which book contains a lot of stories about sex, love, politics, war, the Church, etc.?
17. Who had a diplomatic career?