When a writer deviates from the chronological arrangement of events in a literary piece, he uses …
A Anadiplosis
B Anachrony
C Chrestomathy
D Anagnorisis
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2
The literary term for conflict in literature is_________
A Agon
B Hubris
C Hamartia
D Anaphora
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3
_______ is used to describe the situation where a character recognize his mistake
A Tragic flaw
B Hubris
C Denouement
D Anagnorisis
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4
“Nightfall! Nightfall!! You are my mortal enemy”. The dominant figure of speech above is a/an________
A Ode
B Apostrophe
C Allusion
D Metaphor
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5
________is used to describe the ‘god of inspiration’ in literature
A Muse
B Premiere
C Mood
D Deux Ex Machina
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6
_____ is used to describe the predetermination of a future event in a literary piece
A Analepsis
B Prolepsis
C Interlude
D Fatalism
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7
The theme that runs through Hallowell’s Dining Table is that of________
A Conflict
B Brutality
C Poverty
D Loneliness
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8
Which one of the following does not relate to the tone in Diop’s Vanity?
A Sarcasm
B Condemnation
C Rejuvenation
D Concern
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9
Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.
The mood of the writer is that of _____?
A Elation
B Sarcasm
C Sorrow
D Anxiety
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10
Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is_________
A acbcca
B abccdc
C abcacc
D abacbc
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A struggle between opposing forces in a story/play is________
A Denouement
B Conflict
C Comedy
D Tragedy
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22
The second stanza of Awonoor’s Anvil and the Hammer ________
A deals with the conflict between African traditions and westernisation
B deals with the disregard for African tradition
C offers solution to the conflict between African traditions and westernisation
D advocates for a radical change in the perception of Africans about their culture
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23
The dorminant mood in Tennyson’s Crossing the Bar is that of___________
A Acceptance
B Anxiety
C Uncertainty
D Readiness
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24
Lago’s hatred for Othello is deep rooted because__________
A he accused Othello of stealing
B he loves Desdemona who is married to Othello
C Othello is a better warrior that he is
D Othello didn’t make him the Lieutenant
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25
The narrative technique adopted in Bayo Adebowale’s Lonely Days is that of_________
A a second person narrator
B a first person narrator
C an omniscient narrator
D none
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26
The specie of conflict exemplified in the Native Son is that of_______
A man against society
B man against nature
C man against culture
D man against man
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27
Amma Darko’s Faceless may be best described as a___________
A Travelogue
B Satire
C Lampoon
D Tragedy
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28
“You can call me a rebel, but I need a job. That’s what matters to me.” The repercussion of this statement by Aloho is a pointer to the theme ____
A Of Corruption
B That patience is a virtue
C On Unemployment
D Of Retributive Justice
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29
A short poem that expresses an idea in a clever way is called _____
A An Epigram
B A Limerick
C An Ode
D A Lyric
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30
Adeoti’s Ambush may be best described as____________
A Prosaic
B Lyrical
C Analogical
D Metaphorical
The most dominant poetic device used in Okara’s ‘Panio and Drums’ is_______
A Metaphor
B Symbolism
C Pathetic Fallacy
D Analogy
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32
In Lenrie’s ‘The Panic of Growing Older’, another significant theme therein is on the___________
A fear of natural disasters
B uncertainties of life
C futility of war
D essence of mankind and nature
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33
The withdrawal of rest from man according to George Herbert in ‘The Pulley’ is particularly because_____
A man by nature has the tendencies to be lazy
B of the need for human survival
C God wants man to feel less of himself
D of the space for God’s worship
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34
Blake’s ‘The School Boy’ advocates for____________
A a fine balancing between work and pleasure for a child’s development
B the liberty of the child to explore nature and life without restraints
C the promotion of the culture of excellence in a child’s academic endavour
D a proper disciplinary culture for the training of a child
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35
A significant literary device employed by Morris in ‘The Proud King’ is that of________
A Suspense
B Nemesis
C Agon
D Interlude
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36
Aloho begins her harvest of corruption when____________
A she found out the truth about Chief Ade Amaka
B she discovered she was 3 months pregnant and abortion was impossible
C her best friend warned her about the deceitfulness of Chief Ade Amaka
D she eventually died after giving birth to a baby girl
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37
The metaphorical significance of Frank Ogodo’s ‘Harvest of Corruption’ is seen in the theme of_____________
A corruption
B unemployment
C retribution
D betrayal of public trust
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38
The voice of reason in the ‘Harvest of Corruption’ is exemplified in the character of___________
A Ochuole
B Ogeyi
C Madam Hoha
D Aloho
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39
The characterisation of Othello maybe pointed out in that__________
A he remains at a distance from much of the action that concerns and affects him at the beginning
B he refuses to appoint Lago as the Lieutenant
C although he is a cultural outsider in Venice, his military skills are valuable to the State
D Lago sees him as an enemy
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40
The setting of Shakespeare’s Othello is____________
A Verona
B Venice
C the Faroe Islands
D Bulgaria
Bayo Adebowale portrayed Yaremi as resilient, self reliant and strong willed particularly to__________
A rebuke African superstitious beliefs
B represent the image of African traditionalism
C condemn male chauvinism
D demonstrate the plight of widowhood
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42
‘They are as fearsome as they are fearless’ is an example of______
A antithesis
B pun
C oxymoron
D simile
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43
In Herbert’s “The Pulley”, God’s supremacy is exemplified through______
A His withholding of the gift of rest
B the insatiable nature of man’s needs
C His unending love for mankind
D His blessings of man with many gifts
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44
‘The fair breeze blew
The white foam flew
The furrow followed free
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.’
The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is
A alliteration
B repetition
C paradox
D rhyme scheme
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45
Awonoor’s ‘The Anvil and the Hammer’ is best described as a/an___________
A free verse
B blank verse
C ode
D apologue
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46
Read the poem and answer questions
At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we’d gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved by paltry human respect
For the life of fellow man by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother’s wife has been wife to other brother’s brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stopped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.
The theme of the poem is__________
A drought and heat
B abomination and retribution
C sickness and death
D famine and disease
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47
Read the poem and answer questions
At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we’d gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved by paltry human respect
For the life of fellow man by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother’s wife has been wife to other brother’s brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stopped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.
The mood of the poet is one of________
A loneliness
B hopelessness
C happiness
D recklessness
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48
Read the poem and answer questions
At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we’d gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved by paltry human respect
For the life of fellow man by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother’s wife has been wife to other brother’s brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stopped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.
‘The earth has stopped breathing and sighed’ illustrates__________
A bathos
B paradox
C climax
D personification
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49
Read the poem and answer questions
At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we’d gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved by paltry human respect
For the life of fellow man by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother’s wife has been wife to other brother’s brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stopped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.
The run-on lines convey the speaker’s_______
A lamentation
B disappointment
C defiance
D indignation
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50
Read the poem and answer questions
At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we’d gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved by paltry human respect
For the life of fellow man by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother’s wife has been wife to other brother’s brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stopped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.
There is a predominance of words associated with________
A governance
B nature
C nurture
D celebration
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