Literature in English is the study of works written in the English language. It includes all forms of writing, such as novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. This subject involves exploring and analyzing these texts to understand their themes and meanings.
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Question 1581:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.......Out, out, brief candle!....
This statement was made when
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A) Macbeth received news of Banquo's death
B) Banquo received news of his son's death
C) Macbeth received news of his wife's death
D) Macbeth killed King Duncan
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1582:
"A time to sow,
A time to reap,
A time to born,
A time to die"
This exemplies the use of ...
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A) hendiadys
B) chiasmus
C) anaphora
D) anadiplosis
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1583: These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.Launko's End of the War portrays the
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A) silence of battlefield
B) irony of life
C) arrangement of war
D) usefulness of praise singers
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1584:
These question are based on literary Appreciation.The wood decay,the woods decay and fall,
The vapour weep their burthen to the ground,Man comes and fills the field and lies beneath,And after many a summer dies the swan.
The subject matter of the line above is
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A) death
B) famine
C) storm
D) rainfall
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1585:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
What special function does Ramatoulaye's diary perform?
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A) It is a record of her personal experiences
B) It brings succour to her in distress
C) It helps her understand current events
D) It aids her memory of pst events
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1586:
Adeoti's "Ambush" ends on a note of___________
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A) despair
B) bright aspirations
C) courage
D) uncertainty
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1587:
From the novel; The Wives' Revolt
The question is based on J.P Clark's WIVES'REVOLT.
In their fight, the women settle at Eyara in order to_______?
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A) Cure cross-piece
B) Hurt their husbands
C) Forestall reconciliation
D) Seeks peace
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1588:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Unity of time in a tragedy implies that all actions should take place
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A) simultaneously
B) intermittently
C) in a single revolution of the sun
D) within the same locale
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1589:
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
'''It is good for a misfortune like this to happen once in a while,'he said, 'so that we can know the thoughts of our friends and neighbours. Unless the wind blows we do not see the fowl's rump.''
The 'misfortune' referred to in this extract was the
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A) misunderstanding between Akueke and her husand
B) outrage which Oduche committed against the sacred python
C) sending away of Ezeulu's sons to worship the whiteman's God
D) ominous vist of Ezeulu's in-laws to his compound
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1590: This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Vers and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse.The title of Herbert's The Pulley is an example of
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A) fable
B) euphemism
C) allegory
D) symbolism
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The correct answer is D .