This question is based on General Literary Principles
A poem without a regular rhyme scheme is a
- A. traditional poem
- B. ballad
- C. lyrical poem
- D. blank verse
This question is based on General Literary Principles
The predominant use of the third-person pronoun in a novel creates a
- A. sense of detachment on the part of the writer
- B. sense of detachment on the part of the reader
- C. psychological affinity with the characters
- D. balance of opinion among the characters
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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
In On His Blindness, Milton uses the experience of his blind state to
- A. condemn himself
- B. appreciate God
- C. abuse God
- D. disregard his fellow men
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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
In Keats’On the Grassihopper and Cricket ‘poetry of earth’ refers to
- A. poetry written about earth
- B. songs by grasshopper and cricket
- C. poetry written by mother earth
- D. songs by birds, grasshoppers and crickets
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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
‘And the name died before the man.’From the statement above in Houseman’s To an Athlate Dying Young, what happens to the athlata?
- A. He comes to a disgreaceful end
- B. He loses his medial to another
- C. He dies eventually
- D. He dies prematurely
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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
The poet-persona in Serenade is
- A. boastful
- B. arrogant
- C. persuasive
- D. deceptive
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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
In Cheney-Coker’s Myopia, the myopic ones are the
- A. peasants
- B. rulers
- C. poets
- D. traders
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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
The tone of Ofeimun’s We Must Learn Again to Fly is that
- A. encouragement
- B. discouragement
- C. disappointment
- D. enthusiasm
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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
The subject matter of Senghor’s I will Pronounce Your Name is
- A. Elissa
- B. Naett
- C. love
- D. a nameless girl
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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
J.P Clark’s Agbor Dancer portrays
- A. a sophisticated dancer
- B. a girl attuned to her culture
- C. an uncivilized dancer
- D. a wild girl
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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
The theme of Wangusa’s A Taxi Driver on His Death is
- A. the taxi driver's contemplation of the vehicle as the likely cause of his death
- B. that a driver's death must surely be caused by his vehicle
- C. the danger in the driving profession
- D. that roads are death-traps for drivers
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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.
Brutus’A Troubadour I Traverse is inspired by his struggle against
- A. injustice
- B. capitalism
- C. colonialism
- D. zealotry
This question is based on Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles.
Angel Clare’s ambition in marrying Tess d’Urbervilles is to secure a wife with
- A. high social standing
- B. great fortune
- C. rustic innocence
- D. a wide knowledge of the world
This question is based on Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles.
From the tragedy of Tess, it can be said that Thomas Hardy is concerned with the evils of
- A. modernization
- B. industrialization
- C. democratization
- D. colonization
This question is based on Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles.
‘Phases’ in the novel refers to
- A. phases of the moon and their effects on the plot
- B. moments of awareness of Tess'misfortune
- C. points of conflict between good and evil
- D. stages of development in the life of Tess
This question is based on Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles.
Angel Clare is depicted as
- A. a rebellious and self-opinionated character
- B. an independent-minded character
- C. a fastidious and garrulous character
- D. a flirtatious and impulsive young man
This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah’s Fragments.
Naana’s attitude is one of
- A. contempt
- B. neutrality
- C. fulfilment
- D. enthusiasm
This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah’s Fragments.
The setting of the novel is the
- A. traditional Nigerian society
- B. post-independence Ghanaian society
- C. pre-independence Ghanaian society
- D. moder Nigerian society
This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah’s Fragments .
The novel suggests that an individual who stays apart from his society will
- A. be praised for his action
- B. be alienated by his society
- C. be broken by his society
- D. live a fulfilled life
This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
In The Mouse-trap, the murderer is
- A. Claudius
- B. Lucianus
- C. Gozango
- D. Baptista
This question is based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
The principal function of the play-within-the-play in Hamlet is to
- A. amuse Claudius
- B. confirm the claim of the ghost
- C. divert attention from the main event
- D. create some comic relief in the tragedy