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 1271:
Use the following excerpt to answer the question.
"I wonder how long, you awful parasites,
Shall share with me this little bed.
And make me,from my sweet dreams be lost,
by sucking blood from my poor head...
Mbure: "To Bed-Bug"
The lines are an example of a________?
Options:
A) limerick
B) lampoon
C) light verse
D) light opera
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1272: In ' Salute to the Elephant the line 'The elephant's head is his burden which he balances' suggests that
Options:
A) the elephant's head is so big that it does not allow the animal to move elegantly
B) the elephant has a big head yet it moves elegantly
C) the elephant's head is so big that it makes the animal look clumsy
D) the elephant's head is so big that it prevents the animal from moving from one part of the forest to the other
E) the elephant's head is like a big instrument for weighing
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1273:
Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.
The literary device used in line 6 is an example of______
Options:
A) Synecdoche
B) Irony
C) Paradox
D) Hyperbole
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1274: 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 Soles
In Lawrence's Bat the poet's attitude to bat is one of
Options:
A) fear
B) sarcasm
C) contempt
D) flattering
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1275:
"If
A provoked houseboy
Cannot match his
Wicked master
Strength with strength,
He maims the master's favorite
Goat!"Obaruduagbon employs this proverb to explain why
Options:
A) the Oba should be placated
B) he and Esasoyen were arrested
C) Uwangue Egiebo was murdered
D) he was rude to the Oba
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1276:
Using the name of one thing for something else with which it is closely associated in an instance is
Options:
A) paradox
B) parody
C) parallelism
D) metonymy
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1277: Marcus Antonius roused the public to mutiny in his funeral speech in Julius Ceasar partly because he succeeded in discrediting Brutus ans Cassius by calling them 'honorable men', when in fact he consciously organized his speech to prove that they were dishonorable. This device is known as
Options:
A) allegory
B) hyperbole
C) irony
D) 'O Julius Caesar! thou art might yet!
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1278:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called
Options:
A) short verses
B) rhythmic verses
C) free verses
D) irregular verses
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1279: Which of the following is NOT a form of poetic expression?
Options:
A) Octet
B) Lyric
C) Sonnet
D) Elegy
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1280: This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's
Options:
A) disillusion with the whites
B) satisfaction with the medal
C) contribution to the colonialists
D) admiration for the church
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The correct answer is A .