In Eliot’s “Journey of the Magi”, “six hands at an open door” is an example of
- A. synecdoche
- B. irony
- C. alliteration
- D. metonymy
Sesay’s “The Song of the Woman of My Land” is a
- A. political poem
- B. geographical poem
- C. social poem
- D. panegyric poem
In Senghor’s Black Woman, the dominant literary device is
- A. hyperbole
- B. personification
- C. simile
- D. metaphor
This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri’s Unexpected Joy at Dawn.
Wachuk in the novel is
- A. the cigarette seller
- B. Niyi's friend
- C. Idem's husband
- D. the alcohol seller
This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri’s Unexpected Joy at Dawn.
The setting of the novel is
- A. Nigeria and Ghana
- B. Nigeria and Togo
- C. Ghana and Niger
- D. Nigeria and Benin
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
“Lonely road,
Not a star
Lonely road
Shadows far
And quiet”
Peter Abraham Lonely Road.
The rhyme scheme in the excerpt above is
- A. abcdec
- B. ababc
- C. babac
- D. aabbc
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
“The commission has the power to investigate,
to conciliate to hold hearings, to order
reinstatement of a discharged employee, and
to direct the appointment of a qualified applicant”
The rhetorical device used in the excerpt above is
- A. Irony
- B. Personification
- C. Hyperbole
- D. Parallelism
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Football is the only sport on earth that can be considered truly global. Simple and inexpensive. it is equally likely to be found in a tight Marseille banlieue. an obscure corner of a Lagos slum, and the heart of a Buenos barrio. Marley’s music is similarly universal…
According to the excerpt above, football is
- A. played only in Lagos slums
- B. footballers like Marley's music
- C. popular but cheap
- D. a universal game
NON-AFRICAN POETRY
Comment on the poet’s diction in: “Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night”
AFRICAN POETRY
Consider the use of alliteration, assonance and repetition in “Black Woman”
AFRICAN POETRY
Examine the changes in mood in “A Government Driver on His Retirement”
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA: LOOK BACK IN ANGER
Does Jimmy love Helena?
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA: LOOK BACK IN ANGER
Comment on the role of Cliff Lewis in the play.
AFRICAN DRAMA: THE LION AND THE JEWEL
Show why Baroka opposes the construction of the railway.
AFRICAN DRAMA: THE LION AND THE JEWEL
Examine the encounter between Lakunle and Sidi in Morning.
AFRICAN DRAMA: LET ME DIE ALONE
Discuss the use of foreshadowing and soliloquy in the play.
AFRICAN DRAMA: LET ME DIE ALONE
Consider Lamboi and Musa as conspirators.
NON-AFRICAN PROSE: WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Discuss the use of “the weather’ “the window” and “the setting” as symbols in the novel.
NON-AFRICAN PROSE: WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Consider Heathcliff’s marriage to Isabella.
NON-AFRICAN PROSE: INVISIBLE MAN
Examine the ideology of the Brotherhood in the novel.