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This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
That the rescue ship was attracted not by a fire made for the purpose but by one aimed at smoking Ralph out for destruction is a case of

  • A. oxymoron
  • B. paradox
  • C. irony
  • D. catastrophe
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This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
The character in the novel who best symbolizes man's pride in his ability to reason is

  • A. Henry
  • B. Maurice
  • C. Piggy
  • D. Roger
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1268

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
When a story is told in a song and passed down by word of mouth, it is called

  • A. a sonnet
  • B. an epic
  • C. a ballad
  • D. a singer's story
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The purgation of the emotions of pity and fear in tragedy is called
  • A. catharsis
  • B. tragi-comedy
  • C. demetia
  • D. cleansing
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Comic relief is

  • A. the use of humorous characters speeches or scenes in a tragic work
  • B. a figure of speech used in comic theatre
  • C. the use of hearty and wholesome laughter in plays
  • D. a device used in the theatre where a play ends in marriage
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