A. “Paradise Lost”
B. “Samson Agonistes”
C. “Areopagitica”
D. “Paradise Regained”
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
A. the rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
B. the diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
C. the death of the musical
D. all but C - Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
A. the rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
B. the diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
C. the death of the musical
D. all but C - Where was John Milton born? Where was John Milton born ?
A. London
B. Bristol
C. Wales
D. Yorkshire - Identify the rhetorical figure used in the following line of Tennyson “Faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.” ?
A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Synecdoche - A critic examining John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses on the physical description of the Garden of Eden, on the symbols of hands, seed, and flower, and on the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God. He pays special attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text itself, and does not refer to any biography of Milton. He is most likely a critic ?
A. Reader Response
B. Feminist
C. Mimetic
D. Formalist - Edward King, a minor poet and a contemporary of Milton’s at Cambridge, was drowned at sea in 1637. Milton wrote an elegy for him. What was the title of this poem ?
A. lycidas
B. Paradise Lost
C. II penseroso
D. none of the above - Choose the BEST answer to fill in the blank. John Milton is best described as a strong who emphasized the freedom of the individual ?
A. Anglican
B. Methodist
C. Protestant
D. Buddhist - Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical purpose of “An Indian’ Looking Glass for the White Man” ?
A. Critic the way white people’s society treats people of color wrong.
B. Making peace
C. Working together
D. both B and C - Which of these is NOT a rhetorical purpose of the Spiritual Diary Genre ?
A. finding spiritual meaning
B. Critic slavery
C. Defend Slavery
D. Both B and C - Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry ?
A. embellishment at the service of Christian doctrine
B. repetition of parallel syntactic structures
C. ironic understatement
D. stress on every third diphthong
