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