WorksheetsPost Colonial Literature in English- Sem 5 BA English KU
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Szymborska is a
Russian writer
Polish artist
Polish writer
Japanese writer
in which of the two works did Derek Walcott explore his own situation as a black writer in America who has become increasingly estranged from his Caribbean homeland.
Sea Grapes and Midsummer
The Fortunate Traveller and Midsummer
The Star-Apple Kingdom and What the Twilight Says
In the Green Night and The Fortunate Traveller
Dickinson most often punctuated her poems with (a) , rather than the more expected array of periods, commas, and other punctuation marks.
How many times did Robert Frost receive the Pulitzer prize?
3
5
4
2
Where did the speaker bury the dog? (Poem- A Dog Has Died)
behind the rusted old machine
in the garden
on the sea shore
in a heaven of dogs
Why does Tom hit Myrtle at his apartment in New York City?
Because she refuses to see him anymore
Because she taunts him about Daisy
Because she asks him to divorce his wife
Because she flirts with Nick
When he renews his acquaintance with Daisy at Nick’s house, what does Gatsby knock off of the mantle?
(a)
Which millionaire hired the young Gatsby as an assistant?
(a)
Who drives the car that kills Myrtle?
(a)
What does Gatsby show Daisy that makes her cry?
His unsent letters to her from the war
His collection of nice shirts
A picture of his mother
A picture of his child
Where was Dickinson Dickinson born?
Boston, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Words that almost rhyme are called a near rhyme or a _____ rhyme.
slack
slim
slant
slimy
The poet uses the words "gale" and "storm" as metaphors. What might these words represent? (Poem- "Hope is the thing with feathers")
Times of bad weather
Hard or painful times
Pleasant Times
Times of success and growth
The poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words." Why might the poet have written that the tune has no words? (Poem- "Hope is the thing with feathers")
To emphasize that hope does not need to be put into words to be felt
to point out that it is very difficult for people to express whether they feel hopeful or not
To suggest that people are usually unable to understand the feeling of hope
To indicate that people who are always hopeful are also often forgetful
Which of the following was NOT one of the jobs that Frost did to support his family?
EDITING THE LAWRENCE NEWSPAPER
DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS
TEACHING ITALIAN
COBBLING SHOES
What were Robert Frost’s first poetic publications?
A Boy’s Will and North of Boston
The Raven and This is Just to Say
The Tragic Muse and The Best in The Jungle
A Boy’s Will and The Raven
What honor did Frost receive in 1961?
HE VISITED THE SOVIET UNION AS PART OF A GOODWILL GROU
HE RECITED HIS POETRY AT THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY
HE RECEIVED THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
HE WAS DECLARED THE OFFICIAL POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Elizabeth Bishop uses the phrase “battered and venerable” to describe the
Fish's age
Fish's bravery
Way the fish will be cooked
Way the fish was caught
Enterprise is written by ___________________
Nissim Ezekiel
Robert Southey
C.E.M. Joad
Kamala Das
Identify the person
William Shakespeare
Robert Frost
Keats
Nissim Ezekiel
The pilgrims did a lot of exploratory work in the ___________ stage in the poem "Enterprise"
first stage
second stage
third stage
fourth stage
Walt Whitman's lifetime masterpiece of writing was titled________________.
Civil War
A Tale of Two Cities
A Collection of Poetry and Prose
Leaves of Grass
Key Elements of Whitman's Writing include all of the following EXCEPT __________________.
free verse form and flowing lines
everyday language of the common people
celebration of self and American diversity
slant rhyme and iambic meter
What is free verse?
poetry with free expression of ideas and images
poetry without regular rhyme and meter
poetry with strict rhyme and meter
poetry that expresses the desire for freedom
When a writer uses sentences or phrases with words intentionally left out, he is using ____________________construction.
parallel
inversion
elliptical
obtuse
A(n) ________________________ is a long list of related events, people, or things.
cadence
index
elliptical construction
catalog
Which of Whitman's poems celebrates the lives of ordinary laborers and their lives as workers?
I Hear America Singing
Beat! Beat! Drums!
Song of Myself
A Sight in Camp
Which of Whitman's poems uses the sounds of drums and bugles to symbolize the horrors of war?
A sight in Camp
Beat! Beat! Drums!
Song of Myself
Leaves of Grass
