What does a prologue serve to do in a Greek tragedy or comedy ?

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Which of the following lines provides an example of a poetic apostrophe ?

A. “She is a woman of beauty and wonder.” B. “Death, that which feels nothing.” C. “Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour: / England hath need of thee.” D. “I wandered lonely as a cloud.”...

Which of the following descriptions of Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey” seems most appropriate ?

A. It offers a critique of Romantic poetry and ideology. B. It serves to parody gothic novels. C. It is a horror novel. D. It is a memoir based on Jane Austen’s childhood....

In Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18”, the poet does which of the following ?

A. Compares his love to a winter storm B. Compares his love to a summer’s day C. Compares his love to a turbulent sea D. Compares his love to his fear of death...

What does Percy Shelley mean when he refers to poets as being the “unacknowledged legislators of the world” ?

A. He is suggesting that artists serve to develop culture. B. He is suggesting that all artists are from high social classes. C. He is suggesting that artists are repressed throughout society. D. He is suggesting that the making of laws is itself an art....

Which of the following statements offers the best definition of “rhetoric” ?

A. Questions for which the answers are obvious B. Persuasive writing and speaking C. Writing that is complicated and scholarly D. Logical writing and speaking...