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 91:
"The drum is silenced in mid-throb;
The flute is flung away;
And ears strain to master the malediction
Of the thunder."These lines from "For Christopher Okigbo" shows that the main occurrence in the poem is
Options:
A) incomprehensible
B) wortheless
C) accursed
D) serene
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 92: 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.Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm, says that during thunderstorm in the village
Options:
A) children play in the rain
B) children are delighted while women move in and out
C) both women and children are delighted
D) women cook their food
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 93:
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
'Emonemua: You it is who own me, and I speak by your permission. When I came home with my husband this morning, believing my mother was ill and needed nursing, I little knew I was walking into a house of ruin.'J.C Clark-Bekederemo: The BoatFrom the excerpt above, the speaker is
Options:
A) bereaved
B) homeless
C) recovering from an illness
D) a trained nurse
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 94: This question is based on Literary.Our third jailer made little or me. He was one of the many struggled in order to feed their families. Be seemed to be very much controlled by the other two. Elechi Amadi Sunset in BiafraThe speaker's attitude towards the jailer in the passage above is that of
Options:
A) admiration
B) condemnation
C) spite
D) respect
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 95:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
Motivation in any work is the
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A) special figure of speech that is used in the work
B) ovation encountered in the work
C) difficult expression found in the work
D) explanation of the behaviour of the characters
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 96: 'Then suddenly her heart was whipped up, she now rode on strange waves: alone defying the wind and the rain; alone, fighting hunger and thirst in the desert; alone, struggling with strange demons in the forest, bringing glad tidings to her people'. The mood of the lady in this passage is one of
Options:
A) defeat
B) depression
C) triumphant defiance
D) simple elation
E) sorrow.
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 97: Drama is essentially different from poetry because
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A) always involve many characters
B) exist mainly in action
C) uses elevated language
D) uses localized imagery
E) deals with tragic experience
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 98: This question is based on General Literary Principles.In its classic form, the short story is distinguished by its
Options:
A) resolution
B) narrative form
C) compact plot
D) prosaic conception
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 99:
"The poet needs to be up at night,when the world
Sleeps...needs to exist in places where spiders
Forge their webs in silence;near the gutters where
The underside of our dreams fester."Based on Ben Okri's 'Of Poets and their Antagonists', the poet in the passage above is
Options:
A) suffering from insomnia
B) one of the numerous living in poverty
C) not an ordinary individual
D) a difficult individual
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 100: As non-fiction, V.S Naipaul's The Middle Passage belongs more properly to the genre of
Options:
A) autobiography
B) sermon
C) travelogue
D) epistle
E) biography.
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The correct answer is C .