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 661:
This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The persona of the novel sees death as a welcome event provided one
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A) has loved and cared for one's spouse
B) has left behind children to be remembered by
C) has fulfilled one's destiny on earth
D) will haunt the living for the past offences
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 662: Which character does NOT fit into the group?
Options:
A) Corin
B) Silvius
C) William
D) Young Siward
E) Audrey.
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 663:
'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
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A) euphemism
B) pun
C) irony
D) sarcasm
E) jargon.
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 664:
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 665:
This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: 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 in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of'As if men hung here unbloom,
Their mildewed buds of love like pollen
Late caught, damp in a swollen...'
The sound devise in the stanza above from Kalu Uka's 'Earth to Earth is
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A) Onomatopoeia
B) repetition
C) rhythm
D) rhyme
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 666: After the murder of Duncan , Macbeth was still dissatisfied because
Options:
A) he wanted to see the witches again
B) he had only paved the way for Banquo's son
C) he felt remorse
D) lady Macbeth could not sleep
E) there was knocking at the gate
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 667: This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; 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 and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.''As if men hung here unblown,Their mildewed buds of love like pollenLate caught, damp in a swollen ...The sound device in the stanza above from Kalu Uka''s ''Earth to Earth'' is
Options:
A) onomatopoeia
B) refrain
C) rhyme
D) repetition
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 668: Identify the odd item in the following list
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A) Prose
B) Poetry
C) Melodrama
D) Catastrophe
E) Drama.
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 669:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
What is the source of Aissatou's success in life?
Options:
A) Vengeance
B) Feminine courage
C) Social connections
D) Luck
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 670: This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
How does Lugard describe the battle between the white man and the Sokoto Caliphate?
Options:
A) One between superior and inferior powers
B) One of life and death
C) One between Christians and Muslims
D) One of the superiority of wills
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The correct answer is A .