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I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile

Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhile

When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i’ll lie
Dreaming of grasping  your velvety texture 

 

The dominant literary device used in the poem is_____________

  • A. Allusion
  • B. Repetition
  • C. Allegory
  • D. Metonymy
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I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile

Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhile

When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i’ll lie
Dreaming of grasping  your velvety texture 

 

The poem evokes the senses of_______

  • A. Smell and Sight
  • B. Smell and Hearing
  • C. Sight and Hearing
  • D. Touch and Smell
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I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile

Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhile

When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i’ll lie
Dreaming of grasping  your velvety texture 

 

The first stanza is a ____________

  • A. Tercet
  • B. Couplet
  • C. Quatrain
  • D. Sestet
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We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry “non-indigenes must go” rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes….. But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

The passage is__________

  • A. In First person
  • B. In Third Person
  • C. A Dialogue
  • D. Monologue
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We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry “non-indigenes must go” rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes….. But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

The family bell summoned us is an example of__________

  • A. Apostrophe
  • B. Personification
  • C. Allusion
  • D. Euphemism
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We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry “non-indigenes must go” rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes….. But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

Their silence spoke millions illustrates___________

  • A. Oxymoron
  • B. Litotes
  • C. Tactile images
  • D. Short sentences
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We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry “non-indigenes must go” rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes….. But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

The feeling is conveyed by the use of_________

  • A. Long sentences
  • B. Visual images
  • C. Tactile images
  • D. Short sentences
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We did not go to school on that Friday morning. The night before had been rough. It was turbulent and scary. The strange cry “non-indigenes must go” rent the air.
Little did i Known what it meant. That carry all the same haunted me in my sleep. My dreams were horrible. Why was mum so troubled? Why was Dad suddenly so pale and sickly? That night Mum and Dad had a forboding silence. They looked at each other, they did not smile. They were utterly silent. Their silence spoke millions. Fear rules the night. When the family bell summoned us to the family altar, it seemed that it tolled its last for the humans. Death smelled in the air, death was in the eyes….. But why? We were not told. Yes during the prayer at the family altar, Dad had told us there was trouble in town. No one who was a non-indigene was safe.

 

 

The dorminant feeling in the passage is that of______________

 

  • A. Hostility
  • B. Anger
  • C. Anxiety
  • D. Bitterness
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Catharsis is normally associated with____________

  • A. Pantomime
  • B. Tragedy
  • C. Comedy
  • D. Farce
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Ten thousand saw i at glance……. Illustrates_________

  • A. Caesura
  • B. Climax
  • C. Bathos
  • D. Hyperbole
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Dramatis personae is the same as ____________

  • A. Chorus
  • B. Prompter
  • C. Foil
  • D. Cast
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The climax in a literary work is the_____________

  • A. Middle
  • B. Beginning
  • C. Central part of the dialogue
  • D. Peak of the conflict
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An essential part of the plot is____________

  • A. Characterization
  • B. Exposition
  • C. Atmosphere
  • D. Foreshadow
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Death be not proud, though some have called thee might and dreadful is an example of___________

  • A. Euphemism
  • B. Metaphor
  • C. Apostrophe
  • D. Aliteration
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A humorous poem with five lines, the first two ryhming with the last is______________

  • A. An ode
  • B. Sestet
  • C. Octave
  • D. A Limerick
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An essential features of drama is___________

  • A. Soliloquy
  • B. Conflict
  • C. Irony
  • D. Aside
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Over the cobbles it clattered and crashed is an example of__________

  • A. Oxymoron
  • B. Pun
  • C. Onomatopoeia
  • D. Paradox
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A narrative poem that relates heroic exploits is an___________

  • A. Epilogue
  • B. Epitaph
  • C. Epic
  • D. Epigram
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The leading character in a literary work is the________

  • A. Foil
  • B. Villain
  • C. Antagonist
  • D. Protagonist
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“Its a matter of sad joy” Iillustrates__________

  • A. Metonymy
  • B. Oxymoron
  • C. Euphemism
  • D. Irony
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A play on words for literary effect is_________

  • A. A Paradox
  • B. A Pun
  • C. A Satire
  • D. An Elegy
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