Abeka English Literature Quiz 18

MULTIPLE CHOICE: What is the name of the measured rhythm of a poem?

meter

What type of medieval play is based on legends of a saint?

miracle

What is the type of extended prose fiction which contains characters, plot, theme, and setting?

novel*

What is the name of the movable stage upon which medieval dramas were performed?

pageant*

What is the name of the false idea that to commune with nature is to commune with God?

pantheism*

What is a truth expressed in the form of an apparent contradiction?

paradox

What is a retelling of a work in one's own words?

paraphrase*

What is a classical love song dealing with shepherds and rustic life?

pastoral

SHORT ANSWER: What is the title given to the official court poet?

poet laureate*

What is a phrase or sentence which is repeated at intervals?

refrain