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AIC SS 1 Literature Revision Test for 3rd Term 2022/23
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  • 1. The novel, the novella and the short story are the major sub-genres of ________.
A) non-fiction
B) drama
C) poetry
D) prose
  • 2. The Italian sonnet is made up of ___________.
A) Three quatrains and one sestet
B) Two quatrains and two octave
C) One octave and one sestet
D) three rhymed couplet and one octave
  • 3. The protagonist is the ______
A) hero
B) antagonist.
C) speaker
D) author
E) villain
  • 4. As chapter is to prose, so ___ is to poetry.
A) stanza
B) paraphrasing.
C) chorus
D) line
E) couplet
  • 5. Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
A) is misunderstood
B) says the opposite of what the speaker means
C) tries to deceive the audience
D) is funny.
E) is alone
  • 6. Through the trees I’ll hear a SINGLE ringing sound, a cowbell JINGLE. The capitalized illustrate _______ rhyme.
A) middle rhyme.
B) end
C) dimeter
D) decasyllabic
E) internal
  • 7. A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is _________
A) simile
B) alliteration
C) hyperbole
D) assonance
E) euphemism
  • 8. The omniscient narrator is _____
A) all knowing
B) realistic
C) God
D) limited
E) always humorous
  • 9. Which of the following is not a type of play?
A) Tragi-comedy
B) Tragedy
C) Comedy
D) farce
E) Tragic flaw
  • 10. A short introductory speech delivered as a part of a play is called
A) a prologue
B) a preamble
C) first words.
D) an introduction
E) an epilogue
  • 11. Pick the odd one of the option listed.
A) simile
B) oxymoron
C) rhythm
D) euphemism
E) hyperbole
  • 12. The major distinctive feature of drama is
A) plot
B) epilogue
C) dialogue
D) setting
E) singing
  • 13. A poem written in praise of someone or something is
A) an ode
B) a ballad
C) a sonnet
D) lullaby
E) an epic
  • 14. The central idea of a story or poem is the
A) topic
B) climax
C) theme
D) title
E) conflict
  • 15. The timing and location of a literary work is ______
A) timing
B) plot
C) setting
D) theme
E) atmosphere
  • 16. The elegy ____
A) conforms to a fixed pattern of lines
B) has a mournful tone
C) is set in the countryside
D) celebrates heroic deeds
E) is a church poem.
  • 17. The major genre of literature are ______
A) prose, drama, poetry
B) comedy, drama and prose
C) fiction, non-fiction, drama
D) poetry, prose, fiction
  • 18. In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the ___
A) cast
B) hero
C) heroine
D) foil
E) antagonist
  • 19. The art of giving human attributes to non-human object is _____
A) simile
B) anecdote
C) allegory
D) personification
E) allusion
  • 20. A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is _____
A) euphony
B) ode
C) lyric
D) epic
E) sonnet
  • 21. A poem of four lines is called a ___
A) quatrain
B) sonnet
C) sestet
D) octave
E) couplet
  • 22. A literary piece used to mock or ridicule a society or practice is called _________
A) a pun
B) an allegory
C) a satire
D) a fable
E) a farce
  • 23. The story of a person’s life written by another is _________
A) autobiography
B) history
C) biography
D) anthology
E) short story
  • 24. When charaacters talk to each other, it is referred to as ______
A) monologue
B) dialogue
C) recitation
D) soliloquy
  • 25. A poem consisting of fourteen lines is ____
A) an elegy
B) a sonnet
C) an ode
D) a narrative
E) lyric
  • 26. The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
A) prologue
B) epilogue
C) middle
D) exposition
E) climax
  • 27. Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as
A) free verse
B) verse
C) assonance
D) consonance
  • 28. A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is _____ (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) a soliloquy
B) farce
C) an asidea
D) an opera
E) mime
  • 29. Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of___
A) satire
B) rhythm
C) assonance
D) alliteration
E) digression
  • 30. A character whose flaws combined with external forces lead to his suffering is a __
A) hero
B) tragic-hero
C) villian
D) protagonist
E) heroine
  • 31. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is____
A) simile
B) hyperbole
C) metaphor
D) personification
E) irony
  • 32. The paragraph in prose can be compared to ____________ in poetry.
A) couplet
B) stanza
C) scene
D) verse
E) line
  • 33. A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is _____
A) epilogue
B) imagery
C) flashback
D) symbolism
E) picaresque
  • 34. In a literary work , a clown normally ___
A) creates the atmosphere
B) disguises as the antagonist
C) directs the action
D) supports the protagonist
E) creates cosmic relief
  • 35. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) pastoral
B) romance
C) ballad
D) folktale
E) eulogy
  • 36. Pick the odd item______________
A) ballad
B) ode
C) metaphor
D) elegy
  • 37. An author’s story about himself is a/an _____
A) diary
B) autobiography
C) selfism
D) essay
E) biography
  • 38. The feeling and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by __________
A) theme
B) language
C) style
D) setting
E) mood
  • 39. Rhyming words ______
A) are paralled lines
B) are disjointed
C) sound alike
D) have similar spellings
E) convey meaning
  • 40. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is _________
A) verse
B) passage
C) act
D) diction
E) genre
  • 41. A struggle between opposition forces in a literary work is the ______
A) denouement
B) conflict
C) relief
D) climax
E) plot
  • 42. "The baby's skin was like a rose petal"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) metaphor
B) personification
C) simile
D) contrast
  • 43. "the leaves danced in the wind"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) metaphor
B) simile
C) alliteration
D) personification
  • 44. A literary work written in form of a letter is ____
A) epistolary
B) tautological
C) letter writing
D) romantic
E) creative
  • 45. The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the
A) solution
B) resolution
C) climax
D) enjambment
E) denouement
  • 46. A writer’s choice of words is his
A) words
B) diction
C) tone
D) setting
E) mood
  • 47. The main objective of drama is to ____(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) all of above
B) educate us
C) educate and entertain us
D) strengthen and beautify us
E) entertain us
  • 48. If the sound of a word suggests its probable meaning, we have a case of ______________
A) synaesthesia
B) criticism
C) euphemism
D) onomatopoeia
E) litotes
  • 49. In the poetic line, “I am the enemy you killed, my friend,” the literary device most noticeable there is a/an ___
A) onomatopoeia
B) oxymoron
C) synaesthesia
D) metaphor
E) hyperbole
  • 50. A narrative poem ____
A) propounds a philosophy
B) preaches a sermon
C) tells a story or tale
D) argues in a narrative manner
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