Which best describes the tone at the end of “Araby ?”

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following best describes James Joyce’s “Araby” ?

   A. It begins with the famous line: “North Richmond Street being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers’ School set the boys free.”
   B. It speaks of the author’s illicit relationship with a young girl.
   C. It is a dramatization of the relationship between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
   D. It is an analysis of “Exodus” from “The Holy Bible.”

2. Which of the following best describes the sort of language and tone most often used when Romantic writers discuss the French Revolution ?

   A. snide indifference
   B. biblical reverence
   C. condemning censure
   D. satirical derision

3. The general tone and attitude of Byron’s “Don Juan” would be best described as ______________?

   A. Dramatic and dark
   B. Ironic and satirical
   C. Strange and haunting
   D. Humorless and stark

4. The tone of the third stanza of the poem embodies a sense of_____________?

   A. Panic
   B. Pain
   C. Calmness
   D. content

5. The poem by Berryman has a sad and depressed tone about it and it foreshadows the_____________?

   A. fate of the author or how depressed be was
   B. fate and the mindest of the boy
   C. turn of events of the ball
   D. happenings in the poem

6. What is the name for a shift in tone or meaning of a sonnet______________?

   A. Octave
   B. Volta
   C. Iambic Pentameter
   D. Petrarchan

7. 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 ?

   A. Yes, Lowell’s detailed description of nature draws attention away from human realities.
   B. Yes, the lyrical voice in Lowell’s poem seeks to express universal rather than individual experience.
   C. No, Lowell’s poem is not impersonal; it addresses the maker of the bowl directly and speculates about his state of mind.
   D. No, even though Lowell strives for impersonal expression by borrowing poetic devices from Pound, she fails to accomplish this

8. Although different in tone, Soujourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” and David Walker’s “Appeal in Four Articles” are similar in what way ?

   A. Their belief in necessary violence.
   B. Their belief that women should have equal rights.
   C. Their appeals to Christians.
   D. Their belief that African Americans should govern themselves.

9. Longinus asserts that nothing contributes more to loftiness of tone in writing than _________?

   A. Grandeur Thought
   B. Genuine Emotion
   C. Impassioned Utterance
   D. Splendour Style

   Submitted by: Shah Jahan

10. Which best describes Bloom’s attitude towards nationalism ?

    A. he is deeply invested in the nationalist cause
    B. he hopes to join the IRB
    C. he is disinterested in nationalism
    D. he is opposed to the nationalist cause