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