What occasion was “Midsummer Night” in ancient Greece?
A time to lament the death of a lover
B. A time to leave the Underworld
C. A day to celebrate harvest
D. A festive day of lovers
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Which of the following kinds of trope is particularly effective in drawing attention to the hidden similarities between distinct entities?
A. metonymy
B. metaphor
C. irony
By whom were the characters played at Shakespeare’s time?
A. Partly by males
B. All by males
C. Mainly by amateurs
D. All by professional actors
Who defines that “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility…” ?
Aristotle
B. Samuel Johnson
C. William Wordsworth
D. T. S. Eliot
Decide True or False: The speaker in a poem should always be identified with the author of the poem.