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 1691:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An anti-social taken by the tragic hero which results in a catastrophe is called
Options:
A) anagnorisis
B) premonition
C) harmatia
D) empathy
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1692:
A literacy genre which directly imitates human actions is______?
Options:
A) Drama
B) comedy
C) Prose
D) Poetry
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1693:
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
'....a man who brings ant-ridden faggots into his hut should expect the visit of lizards...
What does Nwaka refer to as 'ant-ridden faggots' in this context?
Options:
A) The visit of the court messenger
B) The unexpected consultation of Ezeulu with the chiefs of Umuaro
C) The friendship between Ezeulu and the whiteman
D) Ezeulu's rejection of the kind gesture of some chiefs to accompany him to Okperi
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1694:
These question is based on Literary Appreciation.The body perishes, the heart stays young.
The platter wears away with serving food.
No log retains its bark when old,
No lover peaceful while the rival weeps.The theme of the poem above is
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A) non-peaceful nature of love
B) diminishing nature of love
C) permanence of love
D) decaying nature of wood
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1695: This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.How does Question Gertrude finally die?
Options:
A) Through strangulation
B) By venomed sword
C) from poisoned drink
D) of snake bite
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1696: This question is based on General Literary Principles.Satire employs the use of
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A) onomatopeia
B) irony
C) synecdoche
D) melancholy
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1697: In J.P Clark's 'Olokun', the line 'No greater love has a woman' signifies
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A) unrequired love
B) mutual love
C) impossible love
D) erotic love
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1698:
This question is based on Literary Principles
The expression 'The ripest is the saddest encounter' is an example of
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A) euphemism
B) paradox
C) hyperbole
D) metaphor
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1699: These questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.In the novel Nwokocha Agbadi is famous for his oratorical power and
Options:
A) height
B) illiteracy
C) wealth
D) treachery
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1700: This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.If the earth were mortal Where would the flower live?If you left the earth What would happen to beauty?The poet's tone above can be described as
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A) lamentative
B) satiric
C) imploring
D) adoring
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The correct answer is A .