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 1631: This question is based on Williams Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.The play is about love
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A) longing and ambition
B) pretence and hatred
C) loss and death
D) commitment and marriage
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1632: A 'gentleman' in the sense in which it is used in Great Expectations is
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A) a man of wealth
B) a chivalrous young man
C) an educated man of some means
D) a man who has inherited a fortune
E) a man who lives in a big city.
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1633:
Drama is the representation of a complete series of actions by means of _________
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A) movement and gesture for the screen and audience
B) speech, movement and gesture for the stage only
C) speech, movement and gesture for the stage, screen and radio
D) speech, gesture and movement for the screen and radio
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1634:
This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.
'Your no-good pig, and here I am feeding him everyday letting him sleep in my house. I got a knife from the kitchen. I am going to kill that pig.'
Patricia Melo:The Killer
The speaker in the excerpt above is trying to
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A) brace himself up for the action
B) report the pig before killing it
C) contemplate the killing of the pig
D) justify the action of killing the pig
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1635:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
It is dramatic irony that the 'castle which has a gentle air' happens to be the
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A) orchard of Macbeth
B) witches' enclave
C) forest of Dunsinane
D) death-place of King Duncan
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1636: These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles."...the youthful hue/sits on thy skin like a morning due..."The excerpt above from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
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A) simile
B) anaphora
C) paradox
D) onomatopia
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1637: This question is based on General Literary Principles.In literary work, verbal irony refers to a
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A) device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says
B) situation in which a character speaks or acts against the trend of events
C) difficult situation which defies a logical or rational resolution
D) device in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1638: This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Abbas' money which is stone from his bag is
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A) his inheritance from his uncle
B) his inheritance from his father
C) the proceeds from the goods he sells
D) the money his friend gives him
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1639:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
One major narrative technique a novel shares with drama is
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A) scenes
B) dialogue
C) soliloquy
D) sarcasm
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1640:
A fable is a story in which________?
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A) allegations are made about characters
B) animal is or things are used as characters
C) there is an important setting
D) the story is told in poetic form
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The correct answer is B .