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