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