Fatalism is crucial element in_________
- A. melodrama
- B. tragi-comedy
- C. tragedy
- D. comedy
‘poisonous pleasure of wine’ illustrates the use of_______
- A. antithesis
- B. metaphor
- C. oxymoron
- D. synecdoche
Chief Ade Amaka portrays_______
- A. betrayal of public trust
- B. fraud and misfortune
- C. lust and deceitfulness
- D. the evils of capitalism
Asides being a satire, Ogodo’s “Harvest of Corruption” may also be regarded as a________
- A. parody
- B. travelogue
- C. tragedy
- D. tragicomedy
“A time to sow,
A time to reap,
A time to born,
A time to die”
This exemplies the use of …
- A. anadiplosis
- B. chiasmus
- C. anaphora
- D. hendiadys
‘The dun dun of a drum’ is an example of an__________
- A. euphemism
- B. onomatopoeia
- C. assonance
- D. oxymoron
One of the following is not significant to Morris’ “The Proud King”
- A. didacticism
- B. allusion
- C. parable
- D. allegory
… a didactic poem, especially such with animals as characters may be distinctively described as a/an_________
- A. Romance
- B. gothic poem
- C. limerick
- D. apologue
Analogy is the arrangement of two ideas that are_________
- A. opposite
- B. similar
- C. symbolic
- D. repetitive
Okara’s reminiscence in the “Piano and Drums” as to how he walks to the farm with no shoes, marching thorns and dangerous leafs, and still finds this enjoyable creates a feeling of___________
- A. nostalgia
- B. neglect of African culture for civilized styles
- C. clash of culture
- D. confusion
A poem of 14 lines is known as__________
- A. sonnet
- B. octave
- C. sestet
- D. quatrain
A character whose action or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is__________
- A. an antagonist
- B. a foil
- C. an adversary
- D. a protagonist
“The sudden throb of pain” in Lenrie’s ‘The Panic of Growing Old’ signifies the_________
- A. negative impacts of aging
- B. difficulties of life
- C. youthful age
- D. uncertainties of life
Richard Wright’s ” Native Son” may be described to a/an_______
- A. parody
- B. picaresque
- C. bildungsroman
- D. travelogue
Amma Darko’s “Faceless” ended with________
- A. an inclination of tragi-comedy
- B. an epilogue narrating how Baby T's spirit revenged her death
- C. an epilogue narrating how Fofo started her early childhood
- D. an inclination of indecisiveness
… may be said to be a critical subject of concern in Blake’s “School Boy”
- A. adventurism
- B. futility of life and time
- C. moral rectitude
- D. academic development
A story which explains a natural phenomenon is_______
- A. parable
- B. legend
- C. myth
- D. fiction
The bar in Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar” is a symbol for the___________
- A. presence of God's and his guiding force
- B. world
- C. boundary between life and death
- D. grave
Use excerpt below to answer questions
“Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words.” (Shakespeare’s Othello)
Consequent upon the act in the excerpt, …
- A. Desdemona reconfessed her love for Othello
- B. Othello became Iago's sworn enemy
- C. Iago successfully executed Othello
- D. Othello changed from being the hero to a villain
Use excerpt below to answer questions
“Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words.” (Shakespeare’s Othello)
The prevailing activity in the extract is
- A. the vow of revenge and pledge of loyalty by Iago to Othello
- B. evident of the conspiracy between Iago and Othello
- C. the vow by Iago to revenge upon Othello
- D. reflective of Othello's rage
Use excerpt below to answer questions
“Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words.” (Shakespeare’s Othello)
What incident ignited the excerpt above?
- A. the taking of a vow of revenge
- B. Othello's rage about Desdemona's betrayal
- C. Iago's conspiracy with Brabantio to kill Othello
- D. Desdemona and Emilia's discussion on the lost handkerchief