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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

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Literature In English Questions

Question 1286:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.<br/>Osundare's 'They Too are the Earth' can be interpreted as
  • A A defence of the underprivileged
  • B An apology for the affluent
  • C A song of sorrow
  • D A reaction against labour
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Question 1287:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.<br/>The villains in this poem by Osundara are
  • A The beggars sprawled in gutters
  • B Those who squander the wealth of the earth
  • C The thousands buried alive
  • D The people who die in abandon
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Question 1288:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.<br/>The recurrent nightmares in Ojaide's 'The Owl Wakes Us' suggest
  • A A dreamful existence
  • B Anxieties destroying peaceful sleep
  • C Repression in governance
  • D Broken promises
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Question 1289:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.<br/>The Owl is used by Ojaide in this poem as a
  • A Metaphor
  • B Symbol
  • C Simile
  • D Satire
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Question 1290:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.<br/>Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' is a
  • A Lamentation over a dead friend
  • B Lamentation over the passing of life
  • C Reflection on the passing of life
  • D Reflection on nature
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