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 111: This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption.From its resolution of conflicts. the play can be described as being
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A) obscene
B) farcical
C) comic
D) didactic
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 112:
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
Truly sir, all that I live by is with the awl: I meddle with no trademan's matters nor women's matters, but withal- I am indeed, sir,a surgeon to ild shoes. When they are in great danger, I recover them.'William Shakespeare: Julius CaesarThe speaker in the excerpt above is a
Options:
A) surgeon
B) meddler
C) cobbler
D) trader
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 113:
Use the following excerpt to answer the question.
"I wonder how long, you awful parasites,
Shall share with me this little bed.
And makeme,from my sweet dreams be lost,
by sucking blood from my poor head...
Mbure: "To Bed-Bug"
The most dominant figure of speech in the excerpt is________
Options:
A) metaphor
B) simile
C) personification
D) hyperbole
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 114:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'If we must die, let it not be like hogs
Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs
Making their mock at our accursed lot.'
Claude Mickay, 'If We Must Die'
The mood in the lines above is one of
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A) disgust
B) indignation
C) fear
D) sorrow
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 115:
These questions are based on Literary Appreciation.
Use the quotation below to answer these two questions
'Bash: You dumb skull of a bone head... you will face court martial for this. You look everywhere? You search inside toilet bowl?
Wole Soyinka: King BaabuFrom the tone of the speech above the speaker is obviously
Options:
A) lackadaisical
B) elated
C) happy
D) enraged
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 116: This question is based on General Literacy Principles A literacy device wherein the author places a person, concept, idea or theme parallel to another is ________?
Options:
A) allusion
B) juxtaposition
C) symbolism
D) memoir
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 117: This question is based on S.I Osammor''s The Triumph of the Water Lily.The metaphor of the Water Lily'' in the novel is indicative of
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A) the tragic demise of Odibe
B) death as the finality of man''s experience
C) victory over tribulation
D) the tragic demise of Nkem
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 118: This question is based on General Literary Appreciation.
"The drums overwhelmed the guns..." J.P Clark: CasualtiesThe poet in the excerpt above uses
Options:
A) litotes
B) symbolism
C) onomatopoeia
D) alliteration
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 119: 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.Marvell, in To His Coy Mistress uses the imagery of death to
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A) appreciates God's power
B) condemn the lady
C) scare the lady
D) underscore life's transcience
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 120:
This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
One of the enriching factors of the comedy is the
Options:
A) lopsided resolution of conflicts
B) manipulation of appearance and reality
C) contrived misrepresentation of characters
D) match making attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle
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The correct answer is B .