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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
'The gloom will give way to light

And the thorny path cleared of pain

The storms will bow to the prompting of peace

Lost moments of glory will be restored

And strangled opportunities reborn

We shall yet regain the dawn

The suggestion that runs through the short poem above is that of

A
anxiety and worry
B
anticipation of positive change
C
sorrow and dejection
D
fear of change
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

Farce thrives on

A
big events
B
premonition
C
absurdity
D
incidents
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

The form of poetry that celebrates with nostalgia the ideal world of the countryside is referred to as

A
an ode
B
a ballad
C
an elegy
D
a pastoral
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

One rhyme scheme typical of the English sonnet is

A
abab cdcd cdedce
B
abba abba cde cde
C
abba abba cde dce
D
abab cdcd efef gg
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

The tragic character is the person whose experiences arouse pity and

A
terror
B
horror
C
frustration
D
sympathy
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

Allegory is used to describe a work in which

A
humans are transposed into animals
B
both animals and humans swap roles
C
animals are given human characters
D
abstract ideas are personified
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

The author of a novel sustains readers' interest through the use of

A
ambiguity
B
anecdotes
C
prologue
D
suspense
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

'Theatre-in-the-round'is employed to achieve a

A
quick resolution of conflicts
B
hilarious ending
C
contest between the hero and the villan
D
close rapport between players and spectators.
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

In literary convention, 'aside' is used to

A
make a pointed remark
B
emphasize scenes as different from acts
C
distinguish between events
D
gossip about other characters
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

The writing convention in which the events in a narrative are scrambled as they come to the writer's mind without any attempt to arrange them in orderly sequence is called

A
shifting style
B
narrator's mind style
C
psycho-consciousness style
D
stream of consciousness
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