A. A symbol is an image that conveys powerful emotional states.
B. A symbol is an emblem of the actual world endowed with supernatural meanings.
C. A symbol is a metaphor that allows the poet to capture complex social realities.
D. A symbol is a description of past realities.
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following descriptors does NOT apply to the features of French Symbolist poetry that influenced other modernist poetry ?
A. French Symbolist poetry is full of exaggerated metaphors.
B. French Symbolist poetry has narrative clarity.
C. French Symbolist poetry is shocking.
D. French Symbolist poetry is formally experimental. - Which of the following statements best characterizes the last two stanzas of Charles Baudelaire’s symbolist poem “Correspondences” ?
A. They describe the author’s experiences as a young child.
B. They use metaphors with subtle political connotations.
C. They ascribe colors and sounds to scents, relying on a device known as synesthesia.
D. They describe a scene in the countryside, which symbolizes the state of the author’s soul. - John Milton deliberately distanced himself from the poets, a group of poets known for their light, elegant style and frivolous content ?
A. Romantic
B. Victorian
C. Cavalier
D. Enlightenment - The Pre-Raphaelite poets were mostly indebted to the poets of the ?
A. Puritan movement
B. Romantic revival
C. Neo-classical age
D. Metaphysical school - How many poets were included in Jhonson’s ‘The Lives of Most Eminent English Poets’ ?
A. 48
B. 50
C. 52
D. 54 - Which of the following phrases best describes the central goal of Imagist poets ?
A. “Emotional power achieved through suggestive visual images”
B. “Exploration of philosophical paradoxes through visual images”
C. “Clarity of expression through the use of precise visual images”
D. “Inclusion of natural objects as symbols” - Which was not among the \new\genres promoted by poets such as Jonson, Donne, and Herbert ?
A. the Petrarchan sonnet
B. the classical satire
C. the country-house poem
D. the epigram - 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 - Which of the following poets did NOTwrite about his experiences in World War II ?
A. Wilfred Owen
B. Keith Douglas
C. Randall Jarrell
D. Karl Shapiro - Which of the following poets would most likely be categorized as a modernist poet ?
A. William Carlos Williams
B. John Greenleaf Whittier
C. George Herbert
D. Robert Browning
