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Reading Comprehension and Literature

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  1. Which figure of speech is used in 'The angry thunder roared furiously across the stormy night sky'?
  2. What figure of speech makes an explicit comparison between two items using 'like' or 'as'?
  3. The repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or nearby words is known as:
  4. The phrase 'cruel kindness' or 'deafening silence' is a classic literary example of which figure of speech?
  5. When a character says 'What a lovely downpour!' when their roof leaks during a storm, they are employing:
  6. An obvious, deliberate exaggeration not meant to be taken literally, such as 'I walked a thousand miles today', is:
  7. Words that imitate the actual sound of the thing or action they describe, such as 'buzz', 'crackle', or 'splash', are:
  8. In a theatrical play, when a character speaks their private thoughts aloud while completely alone on stage, it is:
  9. The main hero or leading character around whose actions and conflicts a narrative story unfolds is called the:
  10. The principal character or hostile force that actively opposes and creates obstacles for the protagonist is the:
  11. The moment of highest emotional tension, excitement, or decisive turning point in a narrative plot is the:
  12. The opening part of a story that introduces the characters, setting, and initial background situation is the:
  13. A lyric poem consisting of fourteen lines, typically written in iambic pentameter with a structured rhyme scheme, is:
  14. A solemn poem composed to lament and express sorrow over the death of a revered person or a tragedy is:
  15. A humorous, light-hearted poem of five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme is known as:
  16. The underlying central idea, universal insight, or moral lesson conveyed by a literary work is its:
  17. The geographical location, cultural environment, and historical time period in which a story occurs is called the:
  18. The author's personal attitude or perspective toward the subject matter or audience in a passage is the:
  19. The emotional atmosphere or feeling that a literary text creates inside the mind of the reader is the:
  20. A narrative in which characters, figures, and actions represent broader abstract moral or political meanings is:
  21. A brief traditional narrative that uses animal characters endowed with speech to teach a moral lesson is called:
  22. In reading comprehension, a logical deduction made from textual clues and evidence rather than explicit statements is:
  23. The sentence that summarizes the main argument or central focus of an individual paragraph is called the:
  24. The reading technique of moving one's eyes quickly over a passage to locate a specific name, number, or keyword is:
  25. The reading technique used to quickly gain a broad, overall impression or gist of a text before detailed study is:
  26. Descriptive language that appeals directly to the physical senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch is:
  27. A narrative technique that interrupts the chronological flow of events to depict an earlier past occurrence is:
  28. When a writer provides subtle clues or warnings about crucial events that will happen later in the plot, they use:
  29. An indirect or passing reference to a famous historical event, mythological figure, or literary text is called:
  30. The formal pattern of end rhymes in a stanza or poem, represented using letters such as ABAB or AABB, is the:
  31. A stanza or unit of verse that consists of exactly four lines, frequently with alternate rhymes, is called:
  32. Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry that share the same meter and form a unified thought are known as:
  33. In a dramatic performance, a brief remark spoken by an actor that is audible to the audience but unheard by others is:
  34. The ordered series of events and causal actions that constitute the narrative storyline in a book or play is the:
  35. A sharp contradiction between expectations and actual reality, where events turn out opposite to intention, is:

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