Literature In English Practice Tests (General Literary Principles)

In a narration, the first person is _____

A. the author     B. a participant    C. the publisher     D. an observer

'Loveliest of trees, the cherry now is hung
with bloom along the bough and stands
about the woodland ride wearing white
for Eastertide.

A. E. Houseman, Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Tree '

In the excerpt above, the subject matter is _____

A. love of tree    B. snow at easter    C. woodland ride     D. cherry bloom

'The gloom will give way to light
And the thorny path cleared of pain
The storms wilt bow to the prompting of
peace Lost moments of glory will be
restored
And strangles opportunities reborn:
We shall yet regain the dawn!'

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

A. fear of change
B. anxiety and worry
C. sorrow and dejection
D. anticipation of positive change

The main aim of caricature is to _____

A. describe     B. expose    C. emphasize     D. ridicule

A poem without a regular rhyme scheme is a _____

A. traditional poem    B. ballad    C. lyrical poem     D. blank verse