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Category: Introduction to Literary Studies
Which of the following are common literary elements used to analyze novels ?
A. Character
B. Setting
C. Plot
D. All of these
Psychoanalytic criticism during its earliest stages tended to focus on_____________?
A. the psychologies of individual authors.
B. the typographical structures of literary texts.
C. translation issues.
D. how children relate to their parents in terms of literary texts.
In his introductory lecture, how does Paul Fry define literary theory ?
A. A hypothesis about how literary texts can be understood
B. A methodology for applying ideas to literary texts
C. The practice of interpreting literary texts
D. A trend in university English departments
Which of the following offers the best definition of the concept of narrative poetry ?
A. A narrative poem is vague and difficult in style.
B. A narrative poem is a poem that does not have a plot or tell a story.
C. A narrative poem has a plot and tells a story.
D. A narrative poem is a poem written in the style of a conversation.
Which of the following statements offers the best definition of a novel of manners ?
A. A novel that attacks the lower classes
B. A novel set in Europe in the 18th century
C. A novel that explores the behavior and values of a particular class of people
D. A novel that explores class conflict
In Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot”, which of the following statements best describes the play’s setting ?
A. Stark and sterile
B. Flowery and ornate
C. Futuristic and technologically advanced
D. Ancient and sophisticated
Which of the following offers the best definition of a fable ?
A. A story in which the author provides an explicit moral
B. A story that takes place in the distant past
C. A light-hearted, humorous story in which viewers are shown proper ways to behave
D. A story told to little children
In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, how does William Hazlitt ultimately conceptualize the character of Hamlet ?
A. As a crazed fool
B. As a profound philosophical genius
C. As boyish and immature
D. As a brilliant warrior
In poetry, each unit of rhythm is known as______________?
A. a line.
B. a foot.
C. a measure.
D. a meter.
Ethos is important to establish in which of the following types of arguments ?
A. Emotional arguments
B. Political arguments
C. Deductive arguments
D. Inductive arguments
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