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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) two rhyming lines of poetry
C) four rhyming lines of poetry
D) five alternate 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) metaphor
B) euphemism
C) paradox
D) hyperbole
  • 4. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) pastoral
B) romance
C) folktale
D) ballad
  • 5. A mistake committed by the hero which leads to his downfall is known as ___
A) terse
B) comic relief
C) tragic flaw
D) climax
  • 6. An author’s story about himself is a/an ____
A) diary
B) biography
C) autobiography
D) essay
  • 7. An elegy is a poem of
A) hope
B) joy
C) complaint
D) mourning
  • 8. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates
A) alliteration
B) personification
C) paradox
D) assonance
  • 9. A scene in fiction enacting past events is
A) foreshadow
B) interlude
C) flashback
D) allusion
  • 10. A play on words is
A) Satire
B) Paradox
C) Hyperbole
D) Pun
  • 11. Which poetry is written in 14 lines?
A) Ballad
B) Elegy
C) Sonnet
D) None of these
  • 12. At the end of the lines in a poem, the similar-sounding words are called:
A) rhythm
B) alliteration
C) rhyme
D) metre
  • 13. Applying human qualities to non-human things, the term is called:
A) metaphor
B) alliteration
C) personification
D) onomatopoeia
  • 14. An exaggerated statement and is used to emphasize a point is:
A) climax
B) Hyperbole
C) imagery
D) dialogue
  • 15. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
A) tone
B) point of view
C) conflict
D) motif
  • 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) Six lines
B) Four lines
C) Eight lines
D) Fourteen lines
  • 18. The dictionary definition of a word.
A) Figure of Speech
B) Connotation
C) Epithet
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) Protagonist
B) Genre
C) Motif
D) Literary Theory
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