English Literature MCQs

Page No. 305

In Amy Lowell’s imagist poem, “This Green Bowl,” a handmade bowl is compared to a pond in the woods. Can one say that, as in Pound’s “Cantos,” this poem’s dominant tone is impersonal? Why, or why not ?


aYes, Lowell’s detailed description of nature draws attention away from human realities.

✖


bYes, the lyrical voice in Lowell’s poem seeks to express universal rather than individual experience.

✖


cNo, Lowell’s poem is not impersonal; it addresses the maker of the bowl directly and speculates about his state of mind.

✓


dNo, even though Lowell strives for impersonal expression by borrowing poetic devices from Pound, she fails to accomplish this

✖


View Answer No, Lowell’s poem is not impersonal; it addresses the maker of the bowl directly and speculates about his state of mind.

What is the “double-bind” that African- American women poets encountered in the thirties and forties, according to Anthony Walton’s essay ?


aBeing overworked in menial jobs having to raise large families

✖


bBeing a subordinated woman in a male dominated culture and a member of a suppressed minority race in the middle of a dominant white culture

✓


cHaving little formal education with little access to publishers

✖


dBeing ignored by a traditional poetry reading public because what they wrote about was the travails of subsistence living

✖


View Answer Being a subordinated woman in a male dominated culture and a member of a suppressed minority race in the middle of a dominant white culture

Complete the following sentence. Professor Hammer argues that Ezra Pound’s interest in fascism and his anti-Semitic views were likely an outcome of his______________?


aendorsement of Marxism.

✖


binterest in ancient Rome.

✖


canti-capitalism.

✓


dinterest in Fourier’s utopian socialist thought.

✖


View Answer anti-capitalism.

According to Professor Hammer, Wallace Stevens’s understanding of the imagination has most in common with which of the following literary traditions ?


aImagism

✖


bImagism

✖


cBritish Romanticism

✓


dVorticism

✖


View Answer British Romanticism

Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier” opens with the following lines: “If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is for ever England.” Which of the following statements best describes these lines and Brooke’s poem as a whole ?


aThese lines and the poem as a whole use both the political concept of a nation and the spiritual concept of eternity to give meaning to soldiers’ deaths on the battlefield.

✓


bThese lines and the poem as a whole are primarily concerned with the extension of Britain’s imperial power.

✖


cThese lines and the poem as a whole seek to directly express the horrors of war.

✖


dThese lines and the poem as a whole rely on assonance to magnify the critique of war expressed in the poem.

✖


View Answer These lines and the poem as a whole use both the political concept of a nation and the spiritual concept of eternity to give meaning to soldiers’ deaths on the battlefield.

Which of the following best characterizes the contrast between Gertrude Stein’s poetry and Imagist poetry ?


aStein experimented only with the sound qualities of language, whereas the Imagists focused on visual imagery.

✖


bStein experimented with language that skirted the edges of sense, whereas the Imagists sought precision and clarity of expression.

✓


cStein sought to combine classical poetic form with contemporary content, whereas the Imagists used traditional poetic subject matter but experimented with form.

✖


dStein sought precision and clarity in her poems, whereas the Imagists sought experimental forms that enhanced visual imagery.

✖


View Answer Stein experimented with language that skirted the edges of sense, whereas the Imagists sought precision and clarity of expression.

According to the literary critic, Paul Fussell, which of the following was a central trope of English poetry written during the Great War ?


aPatriotic imagery

✖


bIrony

✓


cNihilism

✖


dApocalyptic imagery

✖


View Answer Irony

One of the dominant themes in Wallace Stevens’s poem “Sunday Morning” consists of the juxtaposition of nature against which set of cultural symbols ?


aThe ideal of courtly love

✖


bElements of the Christian narrative of salvation

✓


cThe alchemical concept of the philosopher’s stone

✖


d The Renaissance concept of humanism

✖


View Answer Elements of the Christian narrative of salvation

The first stanza of Countee Cullen’s “A Brown Girl Dead” reads: “With two white roses on her breasts,/White candles at head and feet,/Dark Madonna of the grave she rests;/Lord Death has found her sweet.” Which of the following statements accurately characterizes these lines ?


aThese lines evoke Christian imagery to emphasize the dignity of the girl who died.

✖


bThese lines evoke Christian imagery to suggest that death erases racial divisions.

✖


cThese lines present the problem of racial prejudice in an ironic mode.

✖


dBoth A and B

✓


View Answer Both A and B

Which of the following traditions was an important influence on Louis Zukofsky’s poetry ?


aAmerican Romanticism

✖


bBritish Neo-Classicism

✖


cKabalistic Judaism

✓


dTaoism

✖


View Answer Kabalistic Judaism

Goto Page No.

Page 305 of 351

Alphabetical MCQs Categories
—

Here below You find all kind of categories of MCQs in alphabetical order.


"Comprehensive Collection of MCQs: Alphabetically Organized by Subject"
—

"Discover an extensive collection of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) neatly categorized by subject from A to Z. This resource is designed for anyone eager to explore various topics in a straightforward and organized manner. Whether you're a student preparing for exams, an educator seeking supplementary materials, or simply curious about different subjects, this compilation offers a convenient way to learn and assess your knowledge. With questions arranged alphabetically, navigation is effortless, allowing you to delve into subjects of interest at your own pace. Engage, learn, and expand your understanding with this accessible and comprehensive repository of MCQs!"

⚛ Agriculture MCQs
⚛ Artificial Intelligence MCQs
⚛ Accounting MCQs
⚛ Auditing MCQs
⚛ Biology MCQs
⚛ Biochemistry MCQs
⚛ Bioinformatics MCQs
⚛ Chemistry MCQs
⚛ Chemical Engineering MCQs
⚛ Civil Engineering MCQs
⚛ Computer MCQs
⚛ Computer Fundamentals MCQs
⚛ Computer Networks MCQs
⚛ Computer Organization and Architecture MCQs
⚛ Current Affairs (Pakistan)
⚛ Current Affairs (World)
⚛ Dental Materials MCQs
⚛ Database Management Systems MCQs
⚛ Data Structures and Algorithms-I MCQs
⚛ Data Structures and Algorithms-II MCQs
⚛ English MCQs
⚛ English Literature MCQs
⚛ Economics MCQs
⚛ Everyday Science MCQs
⚛ Electrical Engineering MCQs
⚛ Finance MCQs
⚛ General Knowledge MCQs
⚛ General Anatomy MCQs
⚛ Human Resource Managemeent(HRM) MCQs
⚛ Islamic Study MCQs
⚛ Judiciary And Law MCQs
⚛ Mathematics MCQs
⚛ Medical MCQs
⚛ Microbiology MCQs
⚛ Oral Anatomy MCQs
⚛ Oral Histology MCQs
⚛ Oral Pathology and Medicine MCQs
⚛ Object Oriented Programming MCQs
⚛ Operating System MCQs
⚛ Pakistan Study MCQs
⚛ Pedagogy MCQs
⚛ Physics MCQs
⚛ Pathology MCQs
⚛ Pharmacology MCQs
⚛ Physiology MCQs
⚛ Relational Database Management System MCQs
⚛ Software Engineering MCQs
⚛ Sociology MCQs
⚛ Statistics MCQs
⚛ Software Architecture & Design MCQs
⚛ Urdu MCQs


BolPakistan

bolpakistan.com.pk includes Job Mcqs and Pak Mcqs is the Top Largest Mcqs Forum in World, in which you can read Mcqs of All Subjects, PPSC test preparation, FPSC, NTS and PPSC PAST PAPERS, PPSC PAST MCQS. A Collection of Repeated MCQs for JOBs seekers.

Popular Posts

Software Engineering MCQs
Computer Networks MCQs
Computer MCQs
English Literature MCQs

Support

Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Contact Us
About

Copyright © 2024, Designed & Developed by BolPakistan