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) drama
C) prose
D) non-fiction
  • 2. The Italian sonnet is made up of ___________.
A) One octave and one sestet
B) Three quatrains and one sestet
C) Two quatrains and two octave
D) three rhymed couplet and one octave
  • 3. The protagonist is the ______
A) hero
B) speaker
C) antagonist.
D) villain
E) author
  • 4. As chapter is to prose, so ___ is to poetry.
A) paraphrasing.
B) couplet
C) chorus
D) line
E) stanza
  • 5. Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
A) tries to deceive the audience
B) is alone
C) says the opposite of what the speaker means
D) is misunderstood
E) is funny.
  • 6. Through the trees I’ll hear a SINGLE ringing sound, a cowbell JINGLE. The capitalized illustrate _______ rhyme.
A) decasyllabic
B) middle rhyme.
C) internal
D) end
E) dimeter
  • 7. A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is _________
A) hyperbole
B) assonance
C) simile
D) alliteration
E) euphemism
  • 8. The omniscient narrator is _____
A) God
B) realistic
C) limited
D) all knowing
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) first words.
B) a prologue
C) a preamble
D) an introduction
E) an epilogue
  • 11. Pick the odd one of the option listed.
A) euphemism
B) simile
C) hyperbole
D) oxymoron
E) rhythm
  • 12. The major distinctive feature of drama is
A) epilogue
B) dialogue
C) plot
D) singing
E) setting
  • 13. A poem written in praise of someone or something is
A) a sonnet
B) an ode
C) an epic
D) lullaby
E) a ballad
  • 14. The central idea of a story or poem is the
A) theme
B) topic
C) conflict
D) climax
E) title
  • 15. The timing and location of a literary work is ______
A) timing
B) setting
C) atmosphere
D) theme
E) plot
  • 16. The elegy ____
A) conforms to a fixed pattern of lines
B) celebrates heroic deeds
C) is a church poem.
D) has a mournful tone
E) is set in the countryside
  • 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) heroine
B) cast
C) hero
D) foil
E) antagonist
  • 19. The art of giving human attributes to non-human object is _____
A) allusion
B) allegory
C) simile
D) anecdote
E) personification
  • 20. A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is _____
A) epic
B) euphony
C) ode
D) sonnet
E) lyric
  • 21. A poem of four lines is called a ___
A) octave
B) quatrain
C) couplet
D) sonnet
E) sestet
  • 22. A literary piece used to mock or ridicule a society or practice is called _________
A) a fable
B) a farce
C) a pun
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) history
E) short story
  • 24. When charaacters talk to each other, it is referred to as ______
A) recitation
B) dialogue
C) soliloquy
D) monologue
  • 25. A poem consisting of fourteen lines is ____
A) lyric
B) a sonnet
C) an elegy
D) an ode
E) a narrative
  • 26. The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
A) prologue
B) climax
C) epilogue
D) exposition
E) middle
  • 27. Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as
A) verse
B) assonance
C) consonance
D) free verse
  • 28. A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is _____ (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) farce
B) a soliloquy
C) mime
D) an asidea
E) an opera
  • 29. Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of___
A) assonance
B) rhythm
C) alliteration
D) satire
E) digression
  • 30. A character whose flaws combined with external forces lead to his suffering is a __
A) tragic-hero
B) villian
C) hero
D) heroine
E) protagonist
  • 31. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is____
A) personification
B) irony
C) hyperbole
D) simile
E) metaphor
  • 32. The paragraph in prose can be compared to ____________ in poetry.
A) couplet
B) line
C) verse
D) scene
E) stanza
  • 33. A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is _____
A) symbolism
B) epilogue
C) flashback
D) picaresque
E) imagery
  • 34. In a literary work , a clown normally ___
A) creates the atmosphere
B) disguises as the antagonist
C) directs the action
D) creates cosmic relief
E) supports the protagonist
  • 35. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) eulogy
B) folktale
C) pastoral
D) romance
E) ballad
  • 36. Pick the odd item______________
A) metaphor
B) elegy
C) ode
D) ballad
  • 37. An author’s story about himself is a/an _____
A) selfism
B) biography
C) autobiography
D) essay
E) diary
  • 38. The feeling and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by __________
A) mood
B) theme
C) style
D) language
E) setting
  • 39. Rhyming words ______
A) convey meaning
B) sound alike
C) have similar spellings
D) are paralled lines
E) are disjointed
  • 40. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is _________
A) genre
B) verse
C) passage
D) diction
E) act
  • 41. A struggle between opposition forces in a literary work is the ______
A) relief
B) plot
C) conflict
D) denouement
E) climax
  • 42. "The baby's skin was like a rose petal"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) personification
B) metaphor
C) contrast
D) simile
  • 43. "the leaves danced in the wind"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) simile
B) personification
C) alliteration
D) metaphor
  • 44. A literary work written in form of a letter is ____
A) tautological
B) romantic
C) epistolary
D) creative
E) letter writing
  • 45. The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the
A) climax
B) solution
C) denouement
D) resolution
E) enjambment
  • 46. A writer’s choice of words is his
A) tone
B) diction
C) setting
D) words
E) mood
  • 47. The main objective of drama is to ____(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) educate and entertain us
B) all of above
C) entertain us
D) educate us
E) strengthen and beautify us
  • 48. If the sound of a word suggests its probable meaning, we have a case of ______________
A) euphemism
B) criticism
C) synaesthesia
D) litotes
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) synaesthesia
B) hyperbole
C) oxymoron
D) metaphor
E) onomatopoeia
  • 50. A narrative poem ____
A) tells a story or tale
B) propounds a philosophy
C) argues in a narrative manner
D) preaches a sermon
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