AIC Literature 1st Term Exam for SS 1
  • 1. Couplet is formed by _________.
A) four rhyming lines of poetry
B) two rhyming lines of poetry
C) five alternate rhyming lines of poetry
D) five alternate rhyming lines of poetry
  • 2. “It is cruel to be kind” is an example of an __________.
A) anti-climax
B) anecdote
C) oxymoron
D) antithesis
  • 3. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _____
A) paradox
B) hyperbole
C) euphemism
D) metaphor
  • 4. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) ballad
B) romance
C) pastoral
D) folktale
  • 5. A mistake committed by the hero which leads to his downfall is known as ___
A) terse
B) climax
C) tragic flaw
D) comic relief
  • 6. An author’s story about himself is a/an ____
A) diary
B) biography
C) autobiography
D) essay
  • 7. An elegy is a poem of
A) mourning
B) joy
C) hope
D) complaint
  • 8. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates
A) personification
B) assonance
C) alliteration
D) paradox
  • 9. A scene in fiction enacting past events is
A) foreshadow
B) allusion
C) flashback
D) interlude
  • 10. A play on words is
A) Hyperbole
B) Paradox
C) Pun
D) Satire
  • 11. Which poetry is written in 14 lines?
A) Sonnet
B) Ballad
C) Elegy
D) None of these
  • 12. At the end of the lines in a poem, the similar-sounding words are called:
A) rhyme
B) rhythm
C) alliteration
D) metre
  • 13. Applying human qualities to non-human things, the term is called:
A) metaphor
B) alliteration
C) onomatopoeia
D) personification
  • 14. An exaggerated statement and is used to emphasize a point is:
A) dialogue
B) Hyperbole
C) imagery
D) climax
  • 15. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
A) tone
B) conflict
C) point of view
D) motif
  • 16. A ballad is a kind of_____________.
A) story
B) poem
C) All of these
D) song
  • 17. An octave is a stanza of ________ lines.
A) Fourteen lines
B) Six lines
C) Eight lines
D) Four lines
  • 18. The dictionary definition of a word.
A) Epithet
B) Connotation
C) Denotation
D) Figure of Speech
  • 19. A figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the words "like" or "as."
A) Soliloquy
B) Metaphor
C) Analogy
D) Simile
  • 20. The hero or central character of a literary work.
A) Protagonist
B) Motif
C) Genre
D) Literary Theory
Students who took this test also took :

Created with That Quiz — the site for test creation and grading in math and other subjects.