Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

These qustion is based on selected poems from Johnson, R, 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
The theme of Cope's Sonnet VII is

A Art of poetry
B Adventure
C Contempt for literature
D Isolation

Question 1972:

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbols is known as

A Characterization
B Allegory
C Metaphor
D Paralellism

Question 1973:

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Characterization in a novel refers to the

A Writer's opinion of the characters
B Way the characters are revealed to the reader
C Characters and the way they behave
D Reader's opinion of the characters

Question 1974:

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In literary work, verbal irony refers to a

A Device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says
B Situation in which a character speaks or acts against the trend of events
C Difficult situation which defies a logical or rational resolution
D Device in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says

Question 1975:

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In the theater, words spoken by a character that are meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage is called

A Aside
B Soliloquy
C Accoustic
D Tone