What are the answers to the literary terms questions?

Here are the answers to the questions from the image:

20. Dramatic irony operates against a character who is unaware of a situation which the audience knows about.
The correct option is B.

$$\boxed{\text{B. Dramatic irony}}$$

21. Conflict is fundamental to a play or novel.
The correct option is B.

$$\boxed{\text{B. Conflict}}$$

22. A long and serious narrative about heroic characters is an epic.
The correct option is C.

$$\boxed{\text{C. Epic}}$$

23. The phrase "The fire gnawed ceaselessly at the bark of the tree" illustrates personification, as it attributes a human action (gnawing) to fire.
The correct option is A.

$$\boxed{\text{A. Personification}}$$

24. An epilogue sums up a play.
The correct option is C.

$$\boxed{\text{C. Sums up a play}}$$

25. An epilogue sums up a play.
The correct option is C.

$$\boxed{\text{C. Sums up a play}}$$

26. The author's attitude towards the subject being treated is tone.
The correct option is B.

$$\boxed{\text{B. Tone}}$$

27. Mime makes use of gesture only.
The correct option is C.

$$\boxed{\text{C. Mime}}$$

28. The expression "The king has joined his ancestors" is an example of a euphemism, as it is a polite way of referring to death.
The correct option is A.

$$\boxed{\text{A. Euphemism}}$$

29. A question used for effect which does not require an answer is a rhetorical question.
The correct option is D.

$$\boxed{\text{D. Rhetorical}}$$

30. The phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword" is an example of metonymy, where "pen" represents writing/intellect and "sword" represents military force/violence.
The correct option is C.

$$\boxed{\text{C. Metonymy}}$$

31. The expression "the cutter blade blurred into life" appeals to the sense of sight.
The correct option is C.

$$\boxed{\text{C. Sight}}$$

32. The phrase ""The air was actually burning gas"" is a metaphor, as it directly compares the air to burning gas without using "like" or "as".
The correct option is C.

$$\boxed{\text{C. Metaphor}}$$