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Olufilade Literature 1st term exam 2021

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In poetry ______ consist of four lines

a)

A sestet

b)

Quatrain

c)

An octave

d)

A tercet

2.

An address to an object or person not present is

a)

Apostrophe

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Paradox

d)

Epigram

3.

A non-verbal storytelling by a character on stage is

a)

Imitation

b)

Farce

c)

Mime

d)

Comedy

4.

The expression "poisonous pleasure of wine" illustrates the use of

a)

Metonym

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Paradox

d)

Oxymoron

5.

A character that develops with events and situation in a novel is a........... character

a)

Flat

b)

Round

c)

Minor

d)

Main

6.

A play is watched by a/an

a)

Congregation

b)

Group

c)

Audience

d)

Entourage

7.

Poetry differs from prose by its use of

a)

Song

b)

Condensed language

c)

Flat character

d)

Rythm

8.

A piece of writing about oneself is a/an

a)

Autobiography

b)

Biography

c)

Autography

d)

Mimeography

9.

The repetition of initial consonant sound in poetry is

a)

Assonance

b)

Rhyme

c)

Alliteration

d)

Oxymoron

10.

In "I am so famished I can devour a whole cow," the device used is

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Irony

d)

Sarcasm

11.

"....the dragonfly

Hangs like a blue thread

Loosened from the sky......" illustrates

a)

Simile

b)

Litotes

c)

Contrast

d)

Metaphor

12.

A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work is

a)

Plot

b)

Conflict

c)

Climax

d)

Denouement

13.

Pick the odd item from the option lists below

a)

Euphemism

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Hyperbole

d)

rhythm

14.

The dominant device used in drama is

a)

Stage direction

b)

Dialogue

c)

Characterisation

d)

Soliloquy

15.

"The strong gongs groaning as the guns boom far" illustrates

a)

Metonymy

b)

Refrain

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Repetition

16.

An individual who acts, appears or is referred to as playing in a literary work is a

a)

Villain

b)

Character

c)

Clown

d)

Narrator

17.

A regular group of lines in poetry constitutes

a)

Stanza

b)

Rhythm

c)

Verse

d)

Metre

18.

A writer 's choice of words is his

a)

Diction

b)

Mood

c)

Tone

d)

Setting

19.

Drama is meant to

a)

Teach manners only

b)

Criticize

c)

Educate and entertain

d)

Be read and acted only

20.

A question which does not require an answer is

a)

Discourse

b)

Rhetorical

c)

Ironic

d)

Flashback