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AIC Literature 1st Term Exam for SS 1
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  • 1. Couplet is formed by _________.
A) five alternate rhyming lines of poetry
B) five alternate rhyming lines of poetry
C) four rhyming lines of poetry
D) two rhyming lines of poetry
  • 2. “It is cruel to be kind” is an example of an __________.
A) antithesis
B) anecdote
C) anti-climax
D) oxymoron
  • 3. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _____
A) metaphor
B) paradox
C) hyperbole
D) euphemism
  • 4. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) folktale
B) romance
C) pastoral
D) ballad
  • 5. A mistake committed by the hero which leads to his downfall is known as ___
A) comic relief
B) terse
C) climax
D) tragic flaw
  • 6. An author’s story about himself is a/an ____
A) essay
B) biography
C) autobiography
D) diary
  • 7. An elegy is a poem of
A) complaint
B) hope
C) mourning
D) joy
  • 8. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates
A) alliteration
B) paradox
C) assonance
D) personification
  • 9. A scene in fiction enacting past events is
A) foreshadow
B) interlude
C) allusion
D) flashback
  • 10. A play on words is
A) Satire
B) Pun
C) Paradox
D) Hyperbole
  • 11. Which poetry is written in 14 lines?
A) None of these
B) Ballad
C) Elegy
D) Sonnet
  • 12. At the end of the lines in a poem, the similar-sounding words are called:
A) metre
B) rhythm
C) alliteration
D) rhyme
  • 13. Applying human qualities to non-human things, the term is called:
A) metaphor
B) personification
C) onomatopoeia
D) alliteration
  • 14. An exaggerated statement and is used to emphasize a point is:
A) imagery
B) climax
C) dialogue
D) Hyperbole
  • 15. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
A) conflict
B) motif
C) point of view
D) tone
  • 16. A ballad is a kind of_____________.
A) song
B) story
C) All of these
D) poem
  • 17. An octave is a stanza of ________ lines.
A) Four lines
B) Six lines
C) Fourteen lines
D) Eight lines
  • 18. The dictionary definition of a word.
A) Connotation
B) Epithet
C) Denotation
D) Figure of Speech
  • 19. A figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the words "like" or "as."
A) Metaphor
B) Analogy
C) Simile
D) Soliloquy
  • 20. The hero or central character of a literary work.
A) Motif
B) Protagonist
C) Genre
D) Literary Theory
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