AIC Literature 1st Term Exam for SS 1
  • 1. Couplet is formed by _________.
A) two rhyming lines of poetry
B) five alternate rhyming lines of poetry
C) five alternate rhyming lines of poetry
D) four rhyming lines of poetry
  • 2. “It is cruel to be kind” is an example of an __________.
A) antithesis
B) anecdote
C) oxymoron
D) anti-climax
  • 3. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _____
A) paradox
B) euphemism
C) hyperbole
D) metaphor
  • 4. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) folktale
B) ballad
C) romance
D) pastoral
  • 5. A mistake committed by the hero which leads to his downfall is known as ___
A) climax
B) comic relief
C) terse
D) tragic flaw
  • 6. An author’s story about himself is a/an ____
A) essay
B) biography
C) autobiography
D) diary
  • 7. An elegy is a poem of
A) complaint
B) joy
C) mourning
D) hope
  • 8. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates
A) personification
B) paradox
C) assonance
D) alliteration
  • 9. A scene in fiction enacting past events is
A) allusion
B) flashback
C) foreshadow
D) interlude
  • 10. A play on words is
A) Paradox
B) Hyperbole
C) Pun
D) Satire
  • 11. Which poetry is written in 14 lines?
A) Ballad
B) None of these
C) Sonnet
D) Elegy
  • 12. At the end of the lines in a poem, the similar-sounding words are called:
A) rhythm
B) alliteration
C) metre
D) rhyme
  • 13. Applying human qualities to non-human things, the term is called:
A) metaphor
B) alliteration
C) personification
D) onomatopoeia
  • 14. An exaggerated statement and is used to emphasize a point is:
A) Hyperbole
B) dialogue
C) climax
D) imagery
  • 15. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
A) motif
B) conflict
C) point of view
D) tone
  • 16. A ballad is a kind of_____________.
A) song
B) All of these
C) poem
D) story
  • 17. An octave is a stanza of ________ lines.
A) Eight lines
B) Four lines
C) Fourteen lines
D) Six lines
  • 18. The dictionary definition of a word.
A) Connotation
B) Epithet
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) Simile
B) Analogy
C) Metaphor
D) Soliloquy
  • 20. The hero or central character of a literary work.
A) Genre
B) Protagonist
C) Motif
D) Literary Theory
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