English Literature Essentials

English Literature

A collection of factual questions covering classic literature, poetic devices, and Shakespearean drama for high school students.

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10 Questions Easy Ages 14+ Aug 24, 2026

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1 Who is the author of the classic novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?

A Charlotte Brontë
B Jane Austen
C George Eliot
D Virginia Woolf

2 In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', which family does Romeo belong to?

A Capulet
B Montague
C Escalus
D Mercutio

3 What is the term for a figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two different things?

A Metaphor
B Personification
C Simile
D Hyperbole

4 Which novel by George Orwell depicts a dystopian society ruled by 'Big Brother'?

A Animal Farm
B Brave New World
C 1984
D Fahrenheit 451

5 In 'To Kill a Mockingbird', what is the name of the lawyer who defends Tom Robinson?

A Atticus Finch
B Jem Finch
C Bob Ewell
D Arthur Radley

6 Which poetic form consists of fourteen lines and typically follows a specific rhyme scheme?

A Haiku
B Limerick
C Sonnet
D Ballad

7 Who wrote the famous gothic novel 'Frankenstein'?

A Mary Shelley
B Bram Stoker
C Edgar Allan Poe
D Oscar Wilde

8 What is the main setting of the novel 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding?

A A boarding school
B A desert island
C A war-torn city
D A futuristic laboratory

9 Which literary device gives human qualities to non-human objects or animals?

A Alliteration
B Onomatopoeia
C Personification
D Irony

10 In 'The Great Gatsby', who is the narrator of the story?

A Jay Gatsby
B Tom Buchanan
C Daisy Buchanan
D Nick Carraway

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