Deck 7: Figures of Speech and Literary Terms

Question 1

In which of the following figures of speech a part of something is used to signify the whole?

A)simile
B)metaphor
C)synecdoche
D)metonymy

Answer 1

synecdoche

Question 2

In which of the following figures of speech is a literal term for one thing is applied to another with which it is closely associated?

A)simile
B)metaphor
C)synecdoche
D)metonymy

Answer 2

metonymy

Question 3

In which of the following figures of speech a statement that appears to be absurd or self-contradictory turns out to have a valid meaning

A)simile
B)metaphor
C)synecdoche
D)paradox

Answer 3

paradox

Question 4

------is a form of paradox in which the adjective seem to contradict the noun it modifies.

A)oxymoron
B)paradox
C)irony
D)synecdoche

Question 5

"terrible beauty " is an example for------

A)oxymoron
B)paradox
C)irony
D)synecdoche

Question 6

"child is the father of man" is an instance for-------.

A)oxymoron
B)paradox
C)irony
D)synecdoche

Question 7

"The crown' or "Sceptre" used in the sense of "King"is an example for------

A)simile
B)metaphor
C)synecdoche
D)metonymy

Question 8

"ten hands" used for "ten workmen" is an example for-----

A)simile
B)synecdoche
C)metaphor
D)symbol

Question 9

The term anagnorisis means ----------

A)recognition
B)reversal
C)both "a' and "b"
D)neither "a" nor "b"

Question 10

The term peripetia means----------

A)recognition
B)reversal
C)both "a' and "b"
D)neither "a" nor "b"

Question 11

Who is the author of the work 'Poetics"?

A)aristotle
B)plato
C)socrates
D)homer

Question 12

Who is the author of the work "Republic"?

A)aristotle
B)plato
C)socrates
D)homer

Question 13

Ben Jonson's 'Volpone' is an example of ------

A)comedy of humours
B)comedy of manners
C)romantic comedy
D)anti-romantc comedy

Question 14

The name of Bertolt Brecht is associated with -------

A)the absurd drama
B)the epic theatre
C)comedy of humours
D)feminist theatre

Question 15

A light dramatic work with improbable plot and exaggerated characters is called ------

A)satire
B)comedy
C)farce
D)humour.

Question 16

The type of play in which the plot was centred round intrigues and violent actions and which contains improbable events and sensational actions is called--------

A)meledrama
B)tragedy
C)farce
D)none of these.

Question 17

"Oberon" is a Masque written by ---------

A)ben johnson
B)shakespeare
C)marlow
D)dr. johnson.

Question 18

The French term for 'unknotting' ----------

A)denouement
B)due ex machina
C)decorum
D)none of these.

Question 19

The term -------- is applied to the falling action in a tragedy

A)catastrophe
B)catharsis
C)crisis
D)none of these

Question 20

The term peripetia means----------

A)recognition
B)reversal
C)both "a' and "b"
D)neither "a" nor "b"

Question 21

The term Decorum Means----

A)recognition
B)reversal
C)appropriateness
D)neither "a" nor "b"

Question 22

Who among the following is not a French symbolist?

A)mallarme
B)verlaine
C)richard wagner
D)w.b. yeats

Question 23

The type of lyric poem that was perfected by Robert Browning.

A)dramatic monologue
B)dramatic lyric
C)dramatic romance
D)none of these.