AIC Literature 1st Term Exam for SS 1
  • 1. Couplet is formed by _________.
A) five alternate rhyming lines of poetry
B) two 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) anti-climax
B) anecdote
C) antithesis
D) oxymoron
  • 3. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _____
A) euphemism
B) hyperbole
C) metaphor
D) paradox
  • 4. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) pastoral
B) ballad
C) folktale
D) romance
  • 5. A mistake committed by the hero which leads to his downfall is known as ___
A) tragic flaw
B) climax
C) comic relief
D) terse
  • 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) hope
B) mourning
C) complaint
D) joy
  • 8. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates
A) assonance
B) paradox
C) alliteration
D) personification
  • 9. A scene in fiction enacting past events is
A) flashback
B) interlude
C) foreshadow
D) allusion
  • 10. A play on words is
A) Pun
B) Satire
C) Paradox
D) Hyperbole
  • 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) alliteration
B) rhyme
C) rhythm
D) metre
  • 13. Applying human qualities to non-human things, the term is called:
A) personification
B) onomatopoeia
C) metaphor
D) alliteration
  • 14. An exaggerated statement and is used to emphasize a point is:
A) Hyperbole
B) imagery
C) dialogue
D) climax
  • 15. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
A) conflict
B) tone
C) motif
D) point of view
  • 16. A ballad is a kind of_____________.
A) poem
B) story
C) song
D) All of these
  • 17. An octave is a stanza of ________ lines.
A) Six lines
B) Four lines
C) Eight lines
D) Fourteen lines
  • 18. The dictionary definition of a word.
A) Connotation
B) Figure of Speech
C) Epithet
D) Denotation
  • 19. A figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the words "like" or "as."
A) Analogy
B) Soliloquy
C) Simile
D) Metaphor
  • 20. The hero or central character of a literary work.
A) Literary Theory
B) Protagonist
C) Genre
D) Motif
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