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 311: 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 .
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Question 312:
From the novel; Harvest of Corruption
Chief Ade Amaka portrays_______
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A) betrayal of public trust
B) fraud and misfortune
C) lust and deceitfulness
D) the evils of capitalism
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 313: This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
The major reason for Juliet's grief is
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A) The death of her cousin;
B) her reluctant marriage to Romeo
C) the banishment of her lover
D) her imminent death
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 314:
This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments.
The message State Express 555 is an advertisement for
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A) an imported alcoholicdrink
B) a brand of elitist cigrette
C) a newly commissioned road network
D) Gold Coast Transport Corporation
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 315: These question are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (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 Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.As the dancers move through paths strewn with glass chips, the image in Adeoti's Naked Soles change from
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A) inaction to action
B) pain to grief
C) sorrow to joy
D) joy to excitement
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 316:
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 317:
The oracle warns us that we we have left our pot unwatched, and our food now burns.'
This statement in The Gods Are Not To Blame refers to
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A) the killing of Adetusa
B) the crime of incest committed by King Odewale
C) Aderopo's quarrel with King Odewale
D) the banishment of Aderopo.
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 318:
The writer of a poem is called__________?
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A) Author
B) Poet
C) Writer
D) Narrator
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 319:
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.From the poem above, "No lover peaceful while the rival weeps" means that
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A) the pain of one lover is felt by the other
B) there is no permanent love
C) there is true and permanent love
D) the two lovers weep together
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 320:
When a writer deviates from the chronological arrangement of events in a literary piece, he uses ...
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A) Anadiplosis
B) Anachrony
C) Chrestomathy
D) Anagnorisis
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The correct answer is B .