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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) anecdote
B) anti-climax
C) oxymoron
D) antithesis
  • 3. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _____
A) paradox
B) metaphor
C) hyperbole
D) euphemism
  • 4. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) ballad
B) romance
C) folktale
D) pastoral
  • 5. A mistake committed by the hero which leads to his downfall is known as ___
A) comic relief
B) tragic flaw
C) climax
D) terse
  • 6. An author’s story about himself is a/an ____
A) diary
B) biography
C) essay
D) autobiography
  • 7. An elegy is a poem of
A) hope
B) joy
C) mourning
D) complaint
  • 8. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates
A) personification
B) paradox
C) assonance
D) alliteration
  • 9. A scene in fiction enacting past events is
A) interlude
B) allusion
C) foreshadow
D) flashback
  • 10. A play on words is
A) Paradox
B) Pun
C) Satire
D) Hyperbole
  • 11. Which poetry is written in 14 lines?
A) Sonnet
B) Ballad
C) Elegy
D) None of these
  • 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) Hyperbole
B) dialogue
C) imagery
D) climax
  • 15. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
A) motif
B) conflict
C) tone
D) point of view
  • 16. A ballad is a kind of_____________.
A) song
B) story
C) poem
D) All of these
  • 17. An octave is a stanza of ________ lines.
A) Fourteen lines
B) Four lines
C) Eight lines
D) Six 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) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Analogy
D) Soliloquy
  • 20. The hero or central character of a literary work.
A) Motif
B) Genre
C) Literary Theory
D) Protagonist
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