AIC SS 1 Literature Revision Test for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. The novel, the novella and the short story are the major sub-genres of ________.
A) poetry
B) prose
C) drama
D) non-fiction
  • 2. The Italian sonnet is made up of ___________.
A) Two quatrains and two octave
B) One octave and one sestet
C) three rhymed couplet and one octave
D) Three quatrains and one sestet
  • 3. The protagonist is the ______
A) antagonist.
B) hero
C) villain
D) speaker
E) author
  • 4. As chapter is to prose, so ___ is to poetry.
A) paraphrasing.
B) stanza
C) line
D) couplet
E) chorus
  • 5. Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
A) tries to deceive the audience
B) is misunderstood
C) is alone
D) says the opposite of what the speaker means
E) is funny.
  • 6. Through the trees I’ll hear a SINGLE ringing sound, a cowbell JINGLE. The capitalized illustrate _______ rhyme.
A) middle rhyme.
B) decasyllabic
C) end
D) dimeter
E) internal
  • 7. A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is _________
A) euphemism
B) alliteration
C) simile
D) hyperbole
E) assonance
  • 8. The omniscient narrator is _____
A) realistic
B) God
C) always humorous
D) limited
E) all knowing
  • 9. Which of the following is not a type of play?
A) Tragic flaw
B) Tragi-comedy
C) Comedy
D) farce
E) Tragedy
  • 10. A short introductory speech delivered as a part of a play is called
A) a prologue
B) first words.
C) an introduction
D) a preamble
E) an epilogue
  • 11. Pick the odd one of the option listed.
A) euphemism
B) simile
C) rhythm
D) hyperbole
E) oxymoron
  • 12. The major distinctive feature of drama is
A) dialogue
B) epilogue
C) singing
D) plot
E) setting
  • 13. A poem written in praise of someone or something is
A) a ballad
B) an ode
C) lullaby
D) an epic
E) a sonnet
  • 14. The central idea of a story or poem is the
A) climax
B) conflict
C) title
D) theme
E) topic
  • 15. The timing and location of a literary work is ______
A) plot
B) setting
C) timing
D) atmosphere
E) theme
  • 16. The elegy ____
A) celebrates heroic deeds
B) is set in the countryside
C) has a mournful tone
D) is a church poem.
E) conforms to a fixed pattern of lines
  • 17. The major genre of literature are ______
A) comedy, drama and prose
B) poetry, prose, fiction
C) prose, drama, poetry
D) fiction, non-fiction, drama
  • 18. In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the ___
A) antagonist
B) foil
C) cast
D) hero
E) heroine
  • 19. The art of giving human attributes to non-human object is _____
A) personification
B) simile
C) allusion
D) anecdote
E) allegory
  • 20. A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is _____
A) sonnet
B) euphony
C) epic
D) lyric
E) ode
  • 21. A poem of four lines is called a ___
A) quatrain
B) octave
C) sonnet
D) couplet
E) sestet
  • 22. A literary piece used to mock or ridicule a society or practice is called _________
A) a farce
B) a satire
C) a pun
D) an allegory
E) a fable
  • 23. The story of a person’s life written by another is _________
A) anthology
B) biography
C) short story
D) history
E) autobiography
  • 24. When charaacters talk to each other, it is referred to as ______
A) dialogue
B) recitation
C) soliloquy
D) monologue
  • 25. A poem consisting of fourteen lines is ____
A) lyric
B) an elegy
C) a narrative
D) a sonnet
E) an ode
  • 26. The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
A) climax
B) middle
C) epilogue
D) prologue
E) exposition
  • 27. Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as
A) verse
B) free verse
C) assonance
D) consonance
  • 28. A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is _____ (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) farce
B) an asidea
C) an opera
D) mime
E) a soliloquy
  • 29. Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of___
A) satire
B) rhythm
C) digression
D) assonance
E) alliteration
  • 30. A character whose flaws combined with external forces lead to his suffering is a __
A) tragic-hero
B) heroine
C) villian
D) protagonist
E) hero
  • 31. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is____
A) irony
B) personification
C) metaphor
D) hyperbole
E) simile
  • 32. The paragraph in prose can be compared to ____________ in poetry.
A) verse
B) stanza
C) line
D) couplet
E) scene
  • 33. A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is _____
A) symbolism
B) imagery
C) epilogue
D) picaresque
E) flashback
  • 34. In a literary work , a clown normally ___
A) directs the action
B) creates cosmic relief
C) supports the protagonist
D) creates the atmosphere
E) disguises as the antagonist
  • 35. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) eulogy
B) pastoral
C) romance
D) ballad
E) folktale
  • 36. Pick the odd item______________
A) ode
B) metaphor
C) elegy
D) ballad
  • 37. An author’s story about himself is a/an _____
A) selfism
B) autobiography
C) diary
D) essay
E) biography
  • 38. The feeling and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by __________
A) theme
B) style
C) setting
D) language
E) mood
  • 39. Rhyming words ______
A) convey meaning
B) are disjointed
C) sound alike
D) have similar spellings
E) are paralled lines
  • 40. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is _________
A) verse
B) passage
C) diction
D) genre
E) act
  • 41. A struggle between opposition forces in a literary work is the ______
A) relief
B) conflict
C) climax
D) plot
E) denouement
  • 42. "The baby's skin was like a rose petal"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) metaphor
B) personification
C) simile
D) contrast
  • 43. "the leaves danced in the wind"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) personification
D) alliteration
  • 44. A literary work written in form of a letter is ____
A) romantic
B) creative
C) tautological
D) epistolary
E) letter writing
  • 45. The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the
A) solution
B) resolution
C) denouement
D) enjambment
E) climax
  • 46. A writer’s choice of words is his
A) diction
B) setting
C) mood
D) words
E) tone
  • 47. The main objective of drama is to ____(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) educate and entertain us
B) educate us
C) entertain us
D) strengthen and beautify us
E) all of above
  • 48. If the sound of a word suggests its probable meaning, we have a case of ______________
A) euphemism
B) litotes
C) onomatopoeia
D) criticism
E) synaesthesia
  • 49. In the poetic line, “I am the enemy you killed, my friend,” the literary device most noticeable there is a/an ___
A) metaphor
B) onomatopoeia
C) hyperbole
D) oxymoron
E) synaesthesia
  • 50. A narrative poem ____
A) preaches a sermon
B) propounds a philosophy
C) tells a story or tale
D) argues in a narrative manner
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