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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

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Literature In English Questions

Question 1221:
This question is based on Literary Principles.<br/>'In the arena<br/>They began to sing my song,<br/>We could hear it faintly <br/>Passing through the air'<br/>Okot p'Bitek, 'Song of Lawino'<br/>What is the figure of speech used in the passage above?
  • A Metaphor
  • B Irony
  • C Personification
  • D Simile
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Question 1222:
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero.<br/>Soyinka's depiction of Brother Jero in the play is
  • A Literal
  • B Graphic
  • C Sentimental
  • D Symbolic
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Question 1223:
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero.<br/>Brother Jero displays an act of ingratitude to his master by
  • A Enticing the French Jehovah witnesses
  • B Dispossessing him of his piece of land
  • C Conniving with the Cherubims and Seraphims
  • D Organizing a deceitful dancing competition
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Question 1224:
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero.<br/>The play is
  • A A melodrama
  • B A tragedy
  • C An epic
  • D A farce
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Question 1225:
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero.<br/>In the play, Soyinka's sympathies lie with the
  • A Exploited
  • B Rich
  • C Imprisoned
  • D Accused
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