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Read the extract below and answer the question:

......O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first,
Me thought she purged the air of pestilence;
That instant was, I turned into a hart,
And my desires, like fell and cruel hounds,
E'er since pursue me.
(Act 1, Scene 1)

1731

The effect of the figure of speech is to highlight Olivia's

  • A. glittering eyes
  • B. state of mind
  • C. determination and hope
  • D. beauty and purity
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1732

In lines 3 to 5 the dominant image is taken from

  • A. a hart
  • B. hunting
  • C. cruel hounds
  • D. a desire
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1733

The image is itself based on

  • A. pun
  • B. alliteration
  • C. allusion
  • D. wit
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1734

The lines mean that the speaker

  • A. is being pursued by cruel hounds
  • B. has been turn into a hart
  • C. is a victim of his desires
  • D. does not understand himself.
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Read the extract below and answer the question:

...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)
 

1735

Who is speaking and to whom?

  • A. Sir Toby to Maria
  • B. Viola to Olivia
  • C. Sebastian to Olivia
  • D. Orsino to Olivia
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