WorksheetsOlufilade Literature 1st term exam 2021
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In poetry ______ consist of four lines
A sestet
Quatrain
An octave
A tercet
An address to an object or person not present is
Apostrophe
Synecdoche
Paradox
Epigram
A non-verbal storytelling by a character on stage is
Imitation
Farce
Mime
Comedy
The expression "poisonous pleasure of wine" illustrates the use of
Metonym
Synecdoche
Paradox
Oxymoron
A character that develops with events and situation in a novel is a........... character
Flat
Round
Minor
Main
A play is watched by a/an
Congregation
Group
Audience
Entourage
Poetry differs from prose by its use of
Song
Condensed language
Flat character
Rythm
A piece of writing about oneself is a/an
Autobiography
Biography
Autography
Mimeography
The repetition of initial consonant sound in poetry is
Assonance
Rhyme
Alliteration
Oxymoron
In "I am so famished I can devour a whole cow," the device used is
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Irony
Sarcasm
"....the dragonfly
Hangs like a blue thread
Loosened from the sky......" illustrates
Simile
Litotes
Contrast
Metaphor
A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work is
Plot
Conflict
Climax
Denouement
Pick the odd item from the option lists below
Euphemism
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
rhythm
The dominant device used in drama is
Stage direction
Dialogue
Characterisation
Soliloquy
"The strong gongs groaning as the guns boom far" illustrates
Metonymy
Refrain
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
An individual who acts, appears or is referred to as playing in a literary work is a
Villain
Character
Clown
Narrator
A regular group of lines in poetry constitutes
Stanza
Rhythm
Verse
Metre
A writer 's choice of words is his
Diction
Mood
Tone
Setting
Drama is meant to
Teach manners only
Criticize
Educate and entertain
Be read and acted only
A question which does not require an answer is
Discourse
Rhetorical
Ironic
Flashback
