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