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 181: Which of the following statement is NOT true of the two 'Abiku' poems by J.P Clark and Wole Soyinka?
Options:
A) in each of the two poems, the voice of the Abiku is heard
B) while the tone of Clark's poem is conciliatory, that of Soyinka is defiant
C) it would appear that making body marks on the two Abiku has not served the customary purpose of stopping them from coming again
D) as the two poet portray them, Clark's Abiku can choose to stay or not to stay, but Soyinka's Abiku cannot.
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 182:
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed.) West African Verse........Their eyes recede from tomorrow.
No sense of mission sustains them.'
These lines from Odia Of Ofeimun's 'The Prodigals express
Options:
A) a longing for the past
B) a lack of grogress
C) the weight of tradition
D) an impatient attitude
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 183:
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Syinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature-in-Enghish; Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.)west African Verse.
The persona in Kassam's Maji Maji represents the
Options:
A) warriors
B) Germans
C) Mzee
D) listeners
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 184:
The moment of recognition of truth when ignorance gives way to knowledge is known as
Options:
A) Anamnesis
B) Anagnorisis
C) Hamartia
D) Hubris
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 185:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'When to the Sessions of sweet silent thought,
I summon up remembrance of things past,...
Shakespeare, 'Sonnet XXX'
The lines above contain the predominant use of
Options:
A) a motif
B) irony
C) sarcasm
D) alliteration
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 186:
This question is based on UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN.
How did Mama Orojo meetTom Monday.
Options:
A) she met him on her trip to Ghana
B) she met him on an evangelism trip
C) she met him during the religious riot
D) she met him at the restaurant
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 187: This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
The play is about
Options:
A) resistance to British administration
B) opposition to Christianity
C) disunity among the Hausa state
D) unity in the caliphate
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 188: This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
.....So tedious is this day
As is the night before some festival
To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not wear them'.
What makes Juliet's night so tedious is the
Options:
A) murder of Tybalt by Romeo
B) arranged marriage between her and Paris
C) eagerness to be married to Romeo
D) unconsummated marriage with Romeo
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 189:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Using the name of one thing for something else with which it is closely associated is an instance of
Options:
A) parody
B) paradox
C) parallelism
D) metonymy
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 190:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'He sprung about the room in thick socks, from fridge to bread bin to table, where he buttered and chopped and sliced and sprinkled. Deft and efficient; lithe like a cat, or a ballet dancer'.
Georgina Hammick, Habits
The passage above suggests
Options:
A) haste
B) lack of organization
C) controlled movement
D) untidiness
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The correct answer is A .