AIC Literature 1st Term Exam for SS 1
  • 1. Couplet is formed by _________.
A) two rhyming lines of poetry
B) five alternate 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) oxymoron
B) antithesis
C) anecdote
D) anti-climax
  • 3. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _____
A) paradox
B) hyperbole
C) euphemism
D) metaphor
  • 4. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) ballad
B) folktale
C) romance
D) pastoral
  • 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) joy
B) hope
C) mourning
D) complaint
  • 8. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates
A) alliteration
B) assonance
C) personification
D) paradox
  • 9. A scene in fiction enacting past events is
A) foreshadow
B) flashback
C) allusion
D) interlude
  • 10. A play on words is
A) Hyperbole
B) Pun
C) Satire
D) Paradox
  • 11. Which poetry is written in 14 lines?
A) None of these
B) Elegy
C) Sonnet
D) Ballad
  • 12. At the end of the lines in a poem, the similar-sounding words are called:
A) rhythm
B) metre
C) alliteration
D) rhyme
  • 13. Applying human qualities to non-human things, the term is called:
A) metaphor
B) onomatopoeia
C) alliteration
D) personification
  • 14. An exaggerated statement and is used to emphasize a point is:
A) climax
B) dialogue
C) imagery
D) Hyperbole
  • 15. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
A) point of view
B) tone
C) motif
D) conflict
  • 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) Four lines
B) Fourteen lines
C) Eight lines
D) Six lines
  • 18. The dictionary definition of a word.
A) Connotation
B) Figure of Speech
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) Simile
B) Soliloquy
C) Analogy
D) Metaphor
  • 20. The hero or central character of a literary work.
A) Genre
B) Motif
C) Protagonist
D) Literary Theory
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