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 221:
The hunter dies
and leaves his poverty to his gun
The blacksmith dies
and leaves his poverty to his anvil...
The extract above is an example of
Options:
A) epic
B) eulogy
C) ballad
D) elegy
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 222:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Thus; quixoting till a cast-off of my land I sing and fare, person to loved-one pressed braced for this pressure and the captor's hand that snaps off service like a weathered strand...
Dennis Brutus 'A Troubadour I Traverse'
In the lines above, the poet-persona expresses
Options:
A) defiance
B) resignation
C) fear
D) sorrow
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 223: These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.Acquah's In The Navel of the Soul describes the
Options:
A) lack of experienced midwives in the society
B) excesses of the new generation churches and politicians
C) complications of motherhood and child bearing
D) conflict between the church and tradition
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 224: Pip's Flippant remarks concerning the tombstones in the opening chapter of Great Expectations indicate
Options:
A) his longing for death
B) the child's inability to understand
C) his yearning for his parents
D) his fascination for inscriptions on stonework.
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 225: This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.
Miss Havisham was a nasty, vindictive recluse because she was
Options:
A) born an eccentric
B) cruelly ill-used by a man
C) by nature nasty and shy of company
D) badly brought up
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 226:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Flash back in a literary work help to
Options:
A) fill the missing link
B) reveal the characters'mindsets
C) place the story in proper perspective
D) relate events that are extraneous to the story
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 227:
From the novel; Lonely Days
Bayo Adebowale portrayed Yaremi as resilient, self reliant and strong willed particularly to__________
Options:
A) rebuke African superstitious beliefs
B) represent the image of African traditionalism
C) condemn male chauvinism
D) demonstrate the plight of widowhood
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 228: This question is based on General Literary Principles.The sides of a stage are called
Options:
A) the ways
B) both sides
C) the pits
D) the wings
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 229:
'This thing you are doing is too heavy
For you, he said.'I went to school only a little
But i have killed many more years in this
World than you have.' G. Okara: The VoiceIt can be inferred from the the passage above that the
Options:
A) listener is more experienced
B) speaker is more experienced
C) listener is wise
D) speaker is a porter
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 230:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
''From here the island of Fogo is a presence
At Sunset
The palm trees are slow singers of farewell
The sail on the sea
Writes in geometry of spume
- departure of he who remains
And the clouds carried by incessant soft breezes
-journey of he who never left!''
Which of the following figures of speech is used prominently in the poem?
Options:
A) apostrophe
B) litotes
C) hyperbole
D) personification
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The correct answer is D .