In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet agree to marry after knowing each other for:
A few hours
A few days
A few months
A few years
A few hours.
After stopping the first fight on Verona's streets, the Prince says that if a Capulet or Montague disturbs the peach again, the punishment will be banishment.
True
False
True.
. The person who brings news of Juliet's death to Romeo is:
Balthasar
Tybalt
Benvolio
Friar John
Balthasar.
In the play Romeo and Juliet, when Mercutio says, "A plague on both your houses," he has just been:
Stabbed by Tybalt and is about to die.
Informed of the wedding.
Banished for fighting.
Sentenced to death by the prince.
Stabbed by Tybalt and is about to die.
Sadiku is happy being part of a polygamous marriage
True
False
As an AI language model, I cannot provide my opinion as I don't have personal feelings or beliefs, but I can tell you that Sadiku's family structure in the novel "Nervous Conditions" is that of a polygamous marriage. Whether Sadiku is happy or not, is up to individual interpretation based on her actions and opinions portrayed in the novel.
What is it about modernity that Baroka is against?
How it disrupts his society’s way of life
How it disrupts the environment of his society
Its imposition on his society
The way it causes conflicts among his people
In the play "The Lion and the Jewel", Baroka, the traditional ruler of the village, is against the imposition of modernity on his society. He sees modernity as a threat to the traditional way of life and tribal values of his society. Interestingly, he uses actions that seem modern, such as convincing Sidi to pose for photographs, to undermine the progress of modernity in his society.
Which of the following in the poem ‘London’ suggests a contrast between the innocence of youth and the sordidness of prostitution?
"Every black'ning church appals,/And the hapless soldier's sigh" ( lines 10-11).
"How the youthful harlot's curse/Blasts the new-born infant's tear" (Lines 14-15).
"In every cry of every man,'In every infant's cry of fear (Lines 5-6).
"the mind-forged manacles I hear" (Line 8).
"How the youthful harlot's curse/Blasts the new-born infant's tear" (Lines 14-15) suggests a contrast between the innocence of youth and the sordidness of prostitution in the poem 'London' by William Blake.
The following are not characteristics of the Romantic Era:
Spiritual and Supernatural Elements
Vivid Sensory Descriptions
Use of Personification
Focus on the Self and Autobiography
Emphasis on bleak reality
Emphasis on bleak reality is not a characteristic of the Romantic Era. Romanticism typically focused on individualism, imagination, emotions, nature, supernatural elements, and the power of the individual.
The Chimney Sweeper’s’ main tension (conflict) comes from:
The natural world of sheep and fields and the dirty, sooty world of the city.
The painful world of human beings and the heavenly world of God and the angels.
The innocence of the chimney sweeps and the financial and social circumstances that create their misery.
The comforting world of sleep and dreams and the harsh realities of the waking working world.
'The Chimney Sweeper’s' main tension (conflict) comes from the innocence of the chimney sweeps and the financial and social circumstances that create their misery. The speaker contrasts the joys of childhood with the harsh reality of being forced to work as a chimney sweeper due to their family's financial situation.
. Which of the following in the poem ‘London’ might be ideas that one can infer from the poem?
1. Blake sees the rapid urbanisation in Britain at the time as a dangerous force.
2. The speaker presents a London where children are no longer free to enjoy childhood but are forced to work in dangerous conditions.
3. Charters restrict freedoms - even nature is restricted. This ultimately results in the restriction of thinking
4. The poem is pessimistic. It is without hope for the future
All of the above
1 and 3
1 and 2
1 and 4
. Which of the following in the poem ‘London’ suggests that society damages its members and innocence is lost almost immediately?
"Every black'ning church appals,/And the hapless soldier's sigh" ( lines 10-11).
"How the youthful harlot's curse/Blasts the new-born infant's tear" (Lines 14-15).
"In every cry of every man,'In every infant's cry of fear (Lines 5-6).
"The mind-forged manacles I hear" (Line 8).
"How the youthful harlot's curse/Blasts the new-born infant's tear" (Lines 14-15) suggests that society damages its members and innocence is lost almost immediately in the poem 'London' by William Blake.
What city does ‘Composed upon Westminster Bridge’ refer to?
Liverpool
Leeds
Manchester
London
The poem 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' refers to the city of London.
What is implied about the state of politics in ‘England, 1819’ by Shelley in the lines: ‘Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow/Through public scorn,—mud from a muddy spring’?
He puts his hopes in the princes that will follow the ‘old, mad, blind, despised and dying King’.
Shelley implies that the royal bloodline flows to princes who are more of the same, predictable “mud from a muddy spring,” deserving all the “public scorn” surrounding them
Shelley expresses his desire that the Religious Institutions should take over.
All of the above
Shelley implies that the royal bloodline flows to princes who are more of the same, predictable “mud from a muddy spring,” deserving all the “public scorn” surrounding them. Therefore, the correct option is – Shelley implies that the state of politics in 'England, 1819' is corrupt and has little potential for positive change.
The image of ‘the lamb’ is associated with?
Innocence and playfulness
Sacrifice
Jesus Christ
All of the above
None of the above
The image of 'the lamb' is associated with innocence and playfulness in literature and poetry.
Which of the following in the poem ‘London’ might have two meanings - " a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt" or " a suggestion that the speaker is " writing a word or symbol on (an object) in order to give information recording what he sees as he wanders through the streets of London.
Wander
Mark
Charter
Mind-forged manacles
The word "mark" in the poem 'London' might have two meanings - "a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt" or "a suggestion that the speaker is writing a word or symbol on (an object) in order to give information" recording what he sees as he wanders through the streets of London.
‘What is the tone of ‘The Chimney Sweeper’?
Gentle innocence and trust.
Sadness.
Anger at being sold into chimney sweeping.
Acceptance of the situation
All of the above
None of the above
The tone of 'The Chimney Sweeper' is primarily one of sadness. The speaker presents a poignant contrast between the joys of childhood and the harsh reality of being forced to work as a chimney sweeper, ultimately leading to a feeling of hopelessness.
What are the dominant moods in Shelley’s poem ‘England, 1819’?
Anger and hope.
Sadness and hatred.
Optimism and joy.
None of the above.