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 871: 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
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A) fear
B) sarcasm
C) contempt
D) flattering
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 872:
"I'm going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs.
Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too."Based on the novel Piggy's, The split in the group of boys occurs with the departure of
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A) Jack
B) Ralph
C) Roger
D) Simon
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 873: This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'The hoe is her barber'
The line above is an example of
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A) mtaphor
B) hyperbole
C) personification
D) litotes
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 874:
This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is
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A) a copyright
B) an authority to write
C) an author's right
D) a constitional provision
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 875:
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
Lakunle:... To fetch and carry
To cook and scrub
To bring forth children by the gross
Sidi: Heaven forgive you! Do you now scorn child bearing in a wife?
What would Lakunle rather prefer to accomplish before child bearing ?
Options:
A) Good kissing habit
B) Formal education
C) Racial and sexual equality
D) Church wedding
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 876:
"The all seeing sun
Ne'er saw match since first the world begun."Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The lines above were spoken by
Options:
A) Count Paris in praise of Juliet
B) Romeo in praise of Juliet
C) Romeo in praise of Roseline
D) Lady Capulet in praise of Roseline
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 877:
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.
'On the sand hill her footprints Gleam like a prisoner's chain
The lines above from Mohan Singh's .
'A village girl' suggest the girl's
Options:
A) firmness of bearing
B) slow movement
C) difficult in walking
D) psychedelic movement
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 878:
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.
What is the poet-persona's feeling for the reaper in Wordsworth's 'The Solitary Reaper'?
Options:
A) Pity
B) Admiration
C) Hatred
D) Delight
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 879: Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, Eugene Achike in the novel is portrayed as
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A) a tough retired soldier
B) a soft and gentle husband
C) an uncompromising traditionalist
D) a fanatical Catholic adherent
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 880:
This question is based on Ahmed Yerima''s Attahiru.
The play is historical because it deals with
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A) real personages and places
B) the jihad led by Caliph Attahiru
C) lugard''s attempt to amalgamate the southern and northern protectorates
D) Attahiru''s ascenssion to the caliphacy in November 1902
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The correct answer is C .