Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Literature In English Question 34

Practice objective / multiple choice question 34 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Literature In English examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 34 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Read the following stanza: "When I consider how my light is spent,\ And that the world is full of shadows,\ I find a quiet strength within,\ To bear the night with gentle grace." Identify the poetic form used and explain one effect of its regular meter on the poem's tone.

Answer Options

A. tercet (part of a villanelle) in iambic pentameter; the steady rhythm creates a lively, celebratory tone
Correct Answer B. quatrain (part of a sonnet) in iambic pentameter; the steady rhythm creates a calm, contemplative tone
C. couplet (part of a sonnet) in trochaic tetrameter; the irregular rhythm creates a tense, urgent tone
D. sestet (part of a sonnet) in iambic hexameter; the slower meter produces a somber, reflective tone
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
quatrain (part of a sonnet) in iambic pentameter; the steady rhythm creates a calm, contemplative tone

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Literature In English Question 34. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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