AP English Lit MCQ - Prologue to a Supposed Play

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The figurative language in the final stanza (lines 33-42) draws most heavily on which activity?

E. Armed confrontation

In context, the phrase "richly freighted" (line 28) implies that

A. Characters' flaws help make them human

The poem is best described as

B. An extended reflection on the nature of comedy

The speaker indicates that the play will include

B. Mockery of characters similar to the audience

Which of the following best describes the effect of the poem's rhyming couplets?

B. They playfully make the poem's unpleasant points more palatable.

The speaker anticipates the objection that "preaching" (line 11) is

C. An inappropriate element in a comedy

The speaker expects the audience to have felt all of the following by the end of the performance EXCEPT

C. Relief

In both lines 11 and 21, the speaker begins sentences with "But" primarily to

C. Signal a shift in the discourse

The speaker suggests that the "naked facts" (line 22) will

D. Encourage members of the audience to address their own weaknesses

Overall, the speaker characterizes the audience as

D. Potentially receptive to humorous satire


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