A. a poem of fourteen lines
B. a stanza of fourteen lines
C. a stanza of six lines
D. a stanza of four lines
Related Mcqs:
- Let me for a few moments turn your attention to the reservations in the different states of New England, and, with but few exceptions, we shall find them as follows: the most mean, abject, miserable race of beings in the world – a complete place of prodigality and prostitution. What does “prodigality” mean ?
A. Wasteful extravagance
B. Promiscuity
C. Return from the dead
D. Redemption - What do you mean by Heroic Couplet ?
A. a pair of rhyming iambic pentameter
B. a two line stanza
C. a poem of lamentation
D. a song for mourning - What do you mean by Phonetics ?
A. study of speech sounds
B. study of language and rules
C. study of insects
D. study of meaning and syntax - What do you mean by Beast Fable ?
A. a fictional story of animal characters
B. a short story
C. a long narrative prose
D. a soft style epic - What do you mean by Burlesque ?
A. a satiric caricature of the characters
B. a drama
C. a satiric person
D. an allegorical statement - What do you mean by Archaism ?
A. modern mode of words
B. up-to-date words
C. literary words
D. obsolete words - What do you mean by Stanza ?
A. a division of drama
B. a division of novel
C. a division of story
D. a subdivision of a poem - What do you mean by Hyperbole ?
A. a long verse
B. a long narrative poem
C. an overriding view
D. an overstatement about something - What do you mean by Diction ?
A. choice of words for writing
B. choice of characters
C. choice of rhythms
D. choice of simile and metaphor - In the context of Medieval literature, what does “outer rule” mean ?
A. it includes issues that pertain to the heart
B. it refers to anchoress’ everyday behavior
C. it is part of the anchoress’ inner self
D. it is the most important part of Ancrene Wisse
