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 1741:
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A 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. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
Brutus'A Troubadour I Traverse paints the picture of
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A) peace amidst pestilence
B) love in a hostile environment
C) hatred inspired by state terror
D) hunger in the midst of plenty
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1742:
The characterisation of Othello maybe pointed out in that__________
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A) he remains at a distance from much of the action that concerns and affects him at the beginning
B) he refuses to appoint Iago as the Lieutenant
C) although he is a cultural outsider in Venice, his military skills are valuable to the State
D) Iago sees him as an enemy
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1743: Based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Winston Smith works in the Record Department of the Ministry of
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A) Peace
B) Plenty
C) Love
D) Truth
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1744:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker, et al (ed.): New poetry from Africa; Wole Soyinka (ed.): poems Black Africa; K.E. senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; M. Umukoro and A Sani, et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature - in - English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril, et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: poetry: E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer poems and D.I. Nwoga (ed.): West African Verse.
In Mapanje's When This Carnival Finally Closes', the poet is describing the
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A) role of spirits in a carnival
B) preparation for a carnival
C) role of drumming and dancing in a carnival
D) role of sycophancy and bad leadership
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1745:
One of the following writers is better known as a playwright than as a novelist
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A) C. Achebe
B) C. Ekwensi
C) W. Soyinka
D) J.P Clark
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1746:
One of the following is not significant to Morris' "The Proud King"
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A) didacticism
B) allusion
C) parable
D) allegory
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1747:
The most dominant poetic device used in Okara's 'Panio and Drums' is_______
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A) Metaphor
B) Symbolism
C) Pathetic Fallacy
D) Analogy
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1748:
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The phrase 'location indifferent' in 'Telephone Conversation' conveys Wole Soyinka's
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A) non-concern for space
B) willingness to take an apartment anywhere
C) critical need for accommodation
D) awareness of the reluctance ofthe landlady
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1749: Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's mood at the beginning of the play can be described as
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A) frustrated and pensive
B) gay and elated
C) melancholic and sentimental
D) dreamy and hopeful
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1750: This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.In Nnaife's house, life became miserable to Nnu Ego by the news that
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A) Nnaife's elder brother had died
B) Nnaife has inherited buildings and properties
C) Nnaife had lost Ngozi
D) Nnaife has inherited his brother's wives and children.
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The correct answer is D .