In her essay “Wordsworth Balladry: Real Men Wanted,” Elizabeth Fey argues that the Romantics were interested in the medieval focus upon _______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Elizabeth Fey refers to which poet as “a sort of poet-king Arthur” ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. William Blake
   C. Lord Byron
   D. Percy Shelley

2. Dr. Samuel Gladden, in his essay “Shelley’s Agenda Writ Large: Reconsidering Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant ,” argues that Shelley’s “Oedipus- Tyrannus” is important because a_______________?

   A. Shelley himself dismissed the poem
   B. The poem was incomplete
   C. Shelley recognizes the power of sexual transgression in it
   D. Shelley writes about Byron’s sexuality in it

3. The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Write an Analytical Essay about Short Fiction”. Which comes in as the last thing to do in the writing an essay about short fiction ?

   A. Begin your paper with an introduction that identifies the purpose of the paper and the text you are addressing.
   B. Compose topic sentences (four or five, perhaps) that support, explore, demonstrate, or illustrate your thesis.
   C. Select specific passages in the text of the story that help you to develop each topic sentence.
   D. Build your paper to a climax; save your most engaging or important topic sentence for discussion last.

4. The statements below are steps on “How to Read and Understand an Expository Essay”. Which comes in as an initial thing to do before writing an expository essay ?

   A. Identify the Mode of Development
   B. Analysis of the Author
   C. Subsequent Readings/Reviews
   D. Identify External Factors Related to the Work

5. The statements below are steps on “How to Read and Understand an Expository Essay”. Which comes in as an initial thing to do before writing an expository essay ?

   A. Identify the Mode of Development
   B. Analysis of the Author
   C. Subsequent Readings/Reviews
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

6. According to Langston Hughes’s essay “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” (his answer to George Schuyler’s essay “Negro Art Hokum”), what is the “mountain” that stands in the way of “any true Negro art in America” ?

   A. It is the racial discrimination endemic in the white community.
   B. It is the racial segregation in the South.
   C. It is a widespread “urge toward whiteness” among African Americans.
   D. It is a widespread “urge to incorporate and neutralize other cultures” among white Americans.

7. Dr. Allen Shoaf’s essay, “’Hamlet’: Like Mother, Like Son”, argues which of the following points ?

   A. Hamlet’s father’s ghost is not really a ghost.
   B. Hamlet feels a sense of desire for both his mother and his father.
   C. Hamlet is truly insane in the play.
   D. Hamlet is an impossible play to truly understand.

8. In his essay, “The Significance of Fictionalizing”, Wolfgang Iser argues which of the following points ?

   A. Historically, writers have been considered liars or at the very least irrelevant.
   B. Fictionalizing reality is a basic human need.
   C. Every text includes traces from the outside world, including social, historical, and literary remnants.
   D. All of these.

9. In his essay “The Death of the Author,” Roland Barthes argues what about literature ?

   A. Biographical information about the author must be considered when evaluating literature.
   B. A text and its author text are unrelated.
   C. It is possible to distill meaning from a work based on the author’s politics.
   D. Authorial intent must be considered when evaluating literature.

10. In his essay “The Symbolism of Poetry,” William Butler Yeats argues that which of the following is the purpose of rhythm ?

    A. To “amplify and clarify the indistinct emotions created by metaphorical symbols”
    B. To “prolong the moment of contemplation”
    C. To “counteract the forces of dispersal inherent in metaphorical language”
    D. To “make poetry new”