British Literature Unit 3 Pretest

All of the following elements contribute to the musical effect of a poem except

• rhyme

• personification

• meter

• alliteration

Which of the following statements about theme is false?

• Writers rarely state their themes directly.

• Readers may have different interpretations of the theme of a work.

• The theme of a work is the same as the subject.

• Sometimes the theme of a work is related to the time period in which the work was written.

A dramatic monologue is a poem in which —

• the speaker is the voice of the poet

• the poet uses heightened language to tell a story

• two characters address each other in turn

• a speaker who is not the poet addresses a silent listener

A traditional Petrarchan, or Italian, sonnet —

• is divided into an octave and a sestet

• does not rhyme

• contains three quatrains

• has more than one speaker

The mood in a literary work —

• never changes in the course of the work

• is defined by the subject of the work

• is always established in the opening of the work

• can shift at various points in the work

Which of the following word pairs is assonant?

• sun and shade

• hill and dale

• erase and fade

• daily and dull

Which of the following statements about couplets is true?

• Couplets are elements that repeat throughout a poem.

• A couplet consists of two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

• A pair of rhyming words forms a couplet.

• Couplets always appear at the end of poems.

What is the difference between an internal conflict and an external conflict?

• An internal conflict takes place between two characters, while an external conflict takes place between a character and society.

• An internal conflict takes place within a character, but an external conflict takes place between a character and a group, a force of nature, or another character.

• An external conflict is the major conflict in a work, and an internal conflict is a struggle that takes place between subordinate characters.

• Whereas an external conflict relates to the historical context of a literary work, an internal conflict relates to the particular lives of the characters.

Which of the following statements about allegories is true?

• They can be understood on both a literal and symbolic level.

• They do not use traditional plot devices.

• They are meant to be read literally.

• They are not open to multiple interpretations.

Which of the following statements about antonyms is true?

• The definition of antonym is “a word with a prefix meaning ‘not’ added to it.”

• Every word has only one antonym.

• Antonyms differ from synonyms only in their connotations.

• An antonym has the opposite or nearly the opposite meaning as another word.