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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Literature In English Questions

Question 181:
<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 Vicent, T.(ed.): <br/>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/>One of the thematic preoccupations of Awooner's The Anvil and the Hammer is
  • A Clash of cultures
  • B Revival of colonalism
  • C The changing face of colonial masters
  • D The good attributes of colonalism
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Question 182:
This question is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days.<br/><br/><br/>The cap-picking ceremony is to
  • A Break the strong will of Yaremi
  • B Make Yaremi remarry
  • C Establish that she is wicked
  • D Prove that Ajumobi is not the best
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Question 183:
This Question is based on General Literacy principles and Literacy Appreciations. <br/><br/><br/>A poem used to express grief on the occasion of someone's death is _______?
  • A Elergy
  • B Epic
  • C Dirge
  • D Sonnet
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Question 184:
<b>This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption</b><br/><br/>(ACP Yakubu in his office)... <br/><br/><br/>How can that old crook of a Judge acquit and discharge a very clear case of cocaine pushing. What evidence is he looking for?...' The technique used in the excerpt above is called
  • A Interior monologue
  • B Apostrophe
  • C Dramatic monologue
  • D Soliloquoy
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Question 185:
<b>Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options.</b><br/><br/>The stressed syllables are written in capital letters departmental
  • A DEpartmental
  • B DePARTmental
  • C DepartMENtal
  • D DepartmenTAL
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