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 1181: 'My room was the smallest space I'D ever been in on which a door had closed. There was a bed, built in wardrobe, chair and small table, and above in the ceiling was screwed a one-candlepower bulb it really made you feel welcome....'The last statement in this passage is an example of
Options:
A) understatement
B) overstatement
C) hyperbole
D) sarcastic humour
E) poetic diction
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1182:
This question is based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man the Sea.
The author's thematic concern is
Options:
A) the boy's assistance to the man
B) life in a fishing community
C) the achievements of the old man
D) the ability to rise above defeat
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1183: Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's mood at the beginning of the play can be described as
Options:
A) frustrated and pensive
B) gay and elated
C) melancholic and sentimental
D) dreamy and hopeful
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1184: This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A line or a group of lines repeated in the course of a poem is called
Options:
A) chorus
B) refrain
C) repetition
D) prologue
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1185:
"She wanted to split herself. But she checked herself. 'Get dressed,' she said earnestly. 'Get dressed and let's go. You know I have a lot of things to do. And if we are going to meet again like this... 'She slapped the bed, 'then it won't be here. It will be at the Samson and Delilah.'" -
Festus Iyayi; Violence
In the passage above, the speaker can be described as
Options:
A) hungry
B) domineering
C) friendly
D) treacherous
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1186:
These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.In Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm,
The thunderstorm begins with
Options:
A) rain from the west
B) rain from the east
C) clouds from the west
D) clouds from the east
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1187:
Based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters:
Who is the paternal aunt to Aaron and Maanan?
Options:
A) Mrs Bonu
B) Hannah
C) Fosuwa
D) Adwao
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1188:
The second stanza of Awonoor's Anvil and the Hammer ________
Options:
A) deals with the conflict between African traditions and westernisation
B) deals with the disregard for African tradition
C) offers solution to the conflict between African traditions and westernisation
D) advocates for a radical change in the perception of Africans about their culture
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1189: The marriage of Anansewa is a play based on Ghanian
Options:
A) politics
B) traditional marriage ceremonies
C) folktales
D) lady macbeth could not sleep
E) oral poetry
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1190: This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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 (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.); Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I.(ed.); West Africa Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked SolesIn Marvel's To His Coy Mistress the poet-persona tries to
Options:
A) build up the climax of expectation of women
B) discuss how a woman labours hard
C) meet the people's expectation in a religious adventure
D) discuss the nature of man and the value of time
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The correct answer is D .