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 171: In ' Salute to the Elephant the line 'The elephant's head is his burden which he balances' suggests that
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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 172: The word which when applied describes the posture of the speaker in "The Fence" is
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A) action
B) inertia
C) nostalgia
D) cowardice
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 173: Any work of literature which sets out to instruct may be called
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A) dialetic
B) decadent
C) definitive
D) didactic.
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 174:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New poetry from Africa;Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The stanza from of Mapanje's When this Carnival Finally Closes is
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A) a sonnet
B) an irregular verse
C) an address
D) a free verse
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 175:
This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
One of the enriching features of the play is the
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A) matchmaking attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle
B) manipulation of appearance and reality
C) use of rural and urban settings
D) lopsided resolution of conflicts
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 176:
This question is based on Camara Laye's The African Child.
Which of these features give the novel an African setting ?
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A) Marabouts, spirits and family life
B) Family life, death and marabouts
C) Blacksmiths, spirits and magicians
D) Spirits, magicians and death
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 177:
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
''They too are the earth
Under snakeskin shoes and Mercedez tyres'.
Niyi Osundare uses the lines above to describe the
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A) material for the shoes of the poor
B) repulsive snakeskin-like bodies of the poor
C) hope of the oppressed for a better life
D) oppression of the dispossessed
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 178: In the early days of the Durrell's sojourn on the island of Corfu, Gerry's most constant companion was
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A) Christaki
B) Roger
C) Spiro
D) Yani
E) Larry
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 179: A sonnet is a poem of
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A) fourteen lines
B) ten lines
C) seven stanzas
D) six stanzas
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 180:
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's
The Trials of Brother Jero.
'...This morning alone I have been thrice in conflict with the daughters of discord. First there was...'The omission in the conflict in the above statement from the play refers to
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A) Delila and Jezebel
B) the girl who goes to swim everyday
C) the woman chasing the drummer boy
D) Chume's wife whom he owes money.
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The correct answer is D .