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