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 1941:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A short, carefully phrased expression meant to elicit amusement and surprise is
Options:
A) hyperbole
B) limerick
C) tercet
D) wit
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1942: The night is significant in 'Nightfall in Soweto' because
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A) people stay in their houses
B) crimes are committed at night
C) the people can rest their tired bones at night
D) black people are persecuted even in their own homes at night
E) night brings alot of enjoyment
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1943:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
The madman has entered our house with violence
Defiling our sacred grounds
Claiming the single truth of the universe
Bending down our high priests with iron,'
Mazizi Kunene, 'Progress'
The imagery of the lines above captures the idea of
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A) coercion
B) religiousity
C) truth
D) persuasion
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1944: These question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.How did Winston start his rebellion against the state?
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A) By keeping a private diary
B) when he started a secret affair
C) when he spied on the party
D) by engaging ij anti-party activities
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1945: A didactic piece is one in which the writer
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A) teaches human lessons
B) condemns human foibles
C) dictates to his readers
D) discusses dialectic themes
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1946: 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.In ''Hurrah For Thunder'', the poet uses the image of the jungle to comment on his country''s lack of
Options:
A) civilization
B) cleanliness
C) order
D) leadership
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1947:
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 mood of the writer is that of _____?
Options:
A) Elation
B) Sarcasm
C) Sorrow
D) Anxiety
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1948: The overall mood conveyed in Wole Soyinka's poem,'Night', can be accurately described as
Options:
A) calm
B) agitated
C) cheerful
D) aggressive
E) uneasy.
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1949:
'Is Aderopo jealous that i am sharing a bed with his mother? Very well then, let him come and sleep with his mother'.
Odewale's statement is a good example of
Options:
A) euphemism
B) pun
C) irony
D) sarcasm
E) jargon.
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1950:
'During this speech the elders who didn't understand a word of what their learned secretary was saying nodded approval intermittently. When it was over the elders said yes, they had a learned man indeed, a man who could speak for them, a man who knew the wisdom of the old white people, not like the small boys nowadays who cant even read a telegram'.
In these passage the elders are presented as
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A) very admireable people
B) decent and honest
C) impressed by the secretary
D) impressively learned
E) distinctly progressive
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The correct answer is C .