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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Literature In English Questions

Question 166:
<b>This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed): West African verse.</b><br/><br/><br/>"goodness lead him not, yet weariness May toss him to my breast"<br/><br/><br/>The literary device in the extract above from Herbert's The Pulley is
  • A Metonymy
  • B Personification
  • C Oxymoron
  • D Irony
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Question 167:
<b>This question is based on William Shakesphere's Othello.</b><br/><br/><br/>"...Fathers, from hence trust not your daughters' minds. By what you see them act. Is there not charms. By which the property of youth and maidhood May be abused?....." <br/><br/><br/>The speaker in the excerpt above addresses _______?
  • A Othello
  • B Lago
  • C Brabantio
  • D Roderigo
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Question 168:
<b>This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption</b><br/><br/><br/>The Two dominant themes of the play are
  • A Honesty and decency
  • B Immorality and greed
  • C Poverty and education
  • D Weeding and planting
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Question 169:
<b>Choose the option that has the same rhymes with the given word</b><br/><br/>Pad
  • A Paid
  • B Mail
  • C Mart
  • D Made
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Question 170:
<b>This question is based on General Literary principle</b><br/><br/><br/>Myths differ from legend inn that myths
  • A Have more of the historical background and less of the supernatural
  • B Are less concerned with moral didacticism
  • C Are more concerned with moral didactism
  • D Have less of historical background and more of the supernatural
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