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) anecdote
B) antithesis
C) oxymoron
D) anti-climax
  • 3. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _____
A) hyperbole
B) metaphor
C) paradox
D) euphemism
  • 4. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) romance
B) folktale
C) pastoral
D) ballad
  • 5. A mistake committed by the hero which leads to his downfall is known as ___
A) tragic flaw
B) comic relief
C) climax
D) terse
  • 6. An author’s story about himself is a/an ____
A) autobiography
B) diary
C) essay
D) biography
  • 7. An elegy is a poem of
A) complaint
B) joy
C) hope
D) mourning
  • 8. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates
A) personification
B) assonance
C) paradox
D) alliteration
  • 9. A scene in fiction enacting past events is
A) foreshadow
B) allusion
C) flashback
D) interlude
  • 10. A play on words is
A) Pun
B) Hyperbole
C) Satire
D) Paradox
  • 11. Which poetry is written in 14 lines?
A) Sonnet
B) None of these
C) Elegy
D) Ballad
  • 12. At the end of the lines in a poem, the similar-sounding words are called:
A) alliteration
B) rhyme
C) metre
D) rhythm
  • 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) dialogue
B) imagery
C) Hyperbole
D) climax
  • 15. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
A) point of view
B) motif
C) tone
D) conflict
  • 16. A ballad is a kind of_____________.
A) All of these
B) poem
C) song
D) story
  • 17. An octave is a stanza of ________ lines.
A) Six lines
B) Fourteen lines
C) Four lines
D) Eight lines
  • 18. The dictionary definition of a word.
A) Figure of Speech
B) Denotation
C) Epithet
D) Connotation
  • 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) Genre
C) Protagonist
D) Motif
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