AIC Literature 1st Term Exam for SS 1
  • 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) anecdote
C) oxymoron
D) antithesis
  • 3. The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is _____
A) euphemism
B) metaphor
C) hyperbole
D) paradox
  • 4. A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legends and fables is a _________
A) romance
B) ballad
C) pastoral
D) folktale
  • 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) essay
B) diary
C) biography
D) autobiography
  • 7. An elegy is a poem of
A) complaint
B) mourning
C) hope
D) joy
  • 8. The trees bowed their heads in shame illustrates
A) personification
B) alliteration
C) paradox
D) assonance
  • 9. A scene in fiction enacting past events is
A) foreshadow
B) allusion
C) interlude
D) flashback
  • 10. A play on words is
A) Pun
B) Paradox
C) Satire
D) Hyperbole
  • 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) metre
B) rhythm
C) rhyme
D) alliteration
  • 13. Applying human qualities to non-human things, the term is called:
A) alliteration
B) metaphor
C) personification
D) onomatopoeia
  • 14. An exaggerated statement and is used to emphasize a point is:
A) imagery
B) Hyperbole
C) climax
D) dialogue
  • 15. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
A) point of view
B) tone
C) conflict
D) motif
  • 16. A ballad is a kind of_____________.
A) song
B) All of these
C) story
D) poem
  • 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) Denotation
B) Figure of Speech
C) Epithet
D) Connotation
  • 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) Simile
C) Analogy
D) Metaphor
  • 20. The hero or central character of a literary work.
A) Literary Theory
B) Motif
C) Protagonist
D) Genre
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