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 911:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Poor bastard,
Dumped on the ground to make room
For his nocturnal fathers,
Or on the mat to spend his horrid nights
Among the steaming pots of food
And walking rats.'
''The Bastard'' by B.S. Tibenderana
The picture presented above is one of
Options:
A) loneliness
B) hunger
C) desolation
D) squalor
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 912:
Group of lines are called _____
Options:
A) Sentences
B) Stanzas
C) Danzas
D) Line Grouping
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 913: 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.The poet persona in Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is willing to praise the ladies eyes for
Options:
A) six decades
B) two centuries
C) a century
D) thirty thousand years
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 914:
'Have you got any hands today?
'No, i am working alone. My helpers are on strike
'Would you like to engage me? My fees are reasonable.'
'No thank you'.
In this brief dialogue, the first line contains the device known as
Options:
A) syncedoche
B) paradox
C) oxymoron
D) hyperbole
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 915: 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."Time winged chariot"The line above from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress depicts
Options:
A) the measurement of time
B) how fast events unfold
C) how fast time flies
D) the usefulness of time
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 916: Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, the gods are portrayed as
Options:
A) saviours of mankind
B) helpless
C) architects of man's destiny
D) amorous
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 917:
This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
One of the enriching features of the play is the
Options:
A) matchmaking attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle
B) manipulation of appearance and reality
C) use of rural and urban settings
D) lopsided resolution of conflicts
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 918:
This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea
Santiago loses his catch to the sharks because
Options:
A) the blood attracts them
B) he does not sail home early
C) the sharks are predators
D) it is too dark
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 919:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
What would you consider to be the major theme of the play?
Options:
A) Love at first sight
B) Unrequited love
C) Lllusion and reality
D) Humour and tragedy
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 920:
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.) Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The impression created of life in Kofi Awoonor's
'Songs of Sorrow' is that of
Options:
A) an enjoyable tour
B) a difficult journey
C) a pleasant journey
D) an uneventful tour
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The correct answer is D .