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