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