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