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