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AIC SS 1 Literature Revision Test for 3rd Term 2022/23
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  • 1. The novel, the novella and the short story are the major sub-genres of ________.
A) drama
B) poetry
C) prose
D) non-fiction
  • 2. The Italian sonnet is made up of ___________.
A) One octave and one sestet
B) three rhymed couplet and one octave
C) Three quatrains and one sestet
D) Two quatrains and two octave
  • 3. The protagonist is the ______
A) villain
B) antagonist.
C) hero
D) speaker
E) author
  • 4. As chapter is to prose, so ___ is to poetry.
A) stanza
B) line
C) paraphrasing.
D) couplet
E) chorus
  • 5. Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage
A) is misunderstood
B) is funny.
C) says the opposite of what the speaker means
D) tries to deceive the audience
E) is alone
  • 6. Through the trees I’ll hear a SINGLE ringing sound, a cowbell JINGLE. The capitalized illustrate _______ rhyme.
A) end
B) decasyllabic
C) middle rhyme.
D) dimeter
E) internal
  • 7. A mountain of fufu was placed before the hungry visitors. The device used above is _________
A) simile
B) alliteration
C) assonance
D) euphemism
E) hyperbole
  • 8. The omniscient narrator is _____
A) all knowing
B) realistic
C) limited
D) always humorous
E) God
  • 9. Which of the following is not a type of play?
A) farce
B) Comedy
C) Tragedy
D) Tragi-comedy
E) Tragic flaw
  • 10. A short introductory speech delivered as a part of a play is called
A) a preamble
B) a prologue
C) an introduction
D) an epilogue
E) first words.
  • 11. Pick the odd one of the option listed.
A) rhythm
B) simile
C) hyperbole
D) euphemism
E) oxymoron
  • 12. The major distinctive feature of drama is
A) dialogue
B) singing
C) setting
D) plot
E) epilogue
  • 13. A poem written in praise of someone or something is
A) an epic
B) lullaby
C) an ode
D) a sonnet
E) a ballad
  • 14. The central idea of a story or poem is the
A) theme
B) climax
C) conflict
D) topic
E) title
  • 15. The timing and location of a literary work is ______
A) plot
B) setting
C) theme
D) atmosphere
E) timing
  • 16. The elegy ____
A) has a mournful tone
B) is set in the countryside
C) conforms to a fixed pattern of lines
D) is a church poem.
E) celebrates heroic deeds
  • 17. The major genre of literature are ______
A) poetry, prose, fiction
B) comedy, drama and prose
C) prose, drama, poetry
D) fiction, non-fiction, drama
  • 18. In a story, the adversary of the protagonist is the ___
A) heroine
B) hero
C) antagonist
D) foil
E) cast
  • 19. The art of giving human attributes to non-human object is _____
A) anecdote
B) allusion
C) simile
D) personification
E) allegory
  • 20. A long narrative poem which deals with heroic deeds is _____
A) ode
B) euphony
C) epic
D) lyric
E) sonnet
  • 21. A poem of four lines is called a ___
A) couplet
B) octave
C) sestet
D) quatrain
E) sonnet
  • 22. A literary piece used to mock or ridicule a society or practice is called _________
A) a satire
B) a farce
C) a fable
D) an allegory
E) a pun
  • 23. The story of a person’s life written by another is _________
A) anthology
B) biography
C) short story
D) history
E) autobiography
  • 24. When charaacters talk to each other, it is referred to as ______
A) recitation
B) soliloquy
C) monologue
D) dialogue
  • 25. A poem consisting of fourteen lines is ____
A) lyric
B) an elegy
C) an ode
D) a sonnet
E) a narrative
  • 26. The most exciting and tense part of a story is the
A) middle
B) prologue
C) epilogue
D) climax
E) exposition
  • 27. Lines of unrhymed poetry are known as
A) consonance
B) free verse
C) verse
D) assonance
  • 28. A dramatic performance with only bodily movements and without words is _____ (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) an opera
B) a soliloquy
C) an asidea
D) farce
E) mime
  • 29. Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of___
A) rhythm
B) assonance
C) alliteration
D) digression
E) satire
  • 30. A character whose flaws combined with external forces lead to his suffering is a __
A) protagonist
B) villian
C) hero
D) tragic-hero
E) heroine
  • 31. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is____
A) metaphor
B) irony
C) hyperbole
D) personification
E) simile
  • 32. The paragraph in prose can be compared to ____________ in poetry.
A) couplet
B) line
C) stanza
D) scene
E) verse
  • 33. A literary device that creates a mental picture of a situation is _____
A) picaresque
B) epilogue
C) flashback
D) imagery
E) symbolism
  • 34. In a literary work , a clown normally ___
A) disguises as the antagonist
B) supports the protagonist
C) directs the action
D) creates the atmosphere
E) creates cosmic relief
  • 35. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) eulogy
B) romance
C) folktale
D) pastoral
E) ballad
  • 36. Pick the odd item______________
A) ballad
B) elegy
C) metaphor
D) ode
  • 37. An author’s story about himself is a/an _____
A) biography
B) diary
C) selfism
D) autobiography
E) essay
  • 38. The feeling and attitudes of a writer are conveyed by __________
A) theme
B) style
C) language
D) setting
E) mood
  • 39. Rhyming words ______
A) have similar spellings
B) sound alike
C) are paralled lines
D) are disjointed
E) convey meaning
  • 40. The specific literary term used to distinguish a novel from a play is _________
A) diction
B) verse
C) act
D) passage
E) genre
  • 41. A struggle between opposition forces in a literary work is the ______
A) denouement
B) relief
C) conflict
D) climax
E) plot
  • 42. "The baby's skin was like a rose petal"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) contrast
B) simile
C) personification
D) metaphor
  • 43. "the leaves danced in the wind"
    This sentence is an example of:
A) metaphor
B) alliteration
C) simile
D) personification
  • 44. A literary work written in form of a letter is ____
A) tautological
B) epistolary
C) letter writing
D) romantic
E) creative
  • 45. The concluding part of a play where the conflict is resolved is the
A) denouement
B) climax
C) resolution
D) solution
E) enjambment
  • 46. A writer’s choice of words is his
A) diction
B) tone
C) words
D) setting
E) mood
  • 47. The main objective of drama is to ____(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
A) entertain us
B) educate us
C) all of above
D) strengthen and beautify us
E) educate and entertain us
  • 48. If the sound of a word suggests its probable meaning, we have a case of ______________
A) synaesthesia
B) onomatopoeia
C) euphemism
D) litotes
E) criticism
  • 49. In the poetic line, “I am the enemy you killed, my friend,” the literary device most noticeable there is a/an ___
A) hyperbole
B) oxymoron
C) synaesthesia
D) metaphor
E) onomatopoeia
  • 50. A narrative poem ____
A) argues in a narrative manner
B) tells a story or tale
C) propounds a philosophy
D) preaches a sermon
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