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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

The subject matter of Senghor's I will Pronounce Your Name is

A
Elissa
B
Naett
C
love
D
a nameless girl
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

The tone of Ofeimun's We Must Learn Again to Fly is that

A
encouragement
B
discouragement
C
disappointment
D
enthusiasm
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

In Cheney-Coker's Myopia, the myopic ones are the

A
peasants
B
rulers
C
poets
D
traders
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

The poet-persona in Serenade is

A
boastful
B
arrogant
C
persuasive
D
deceptive
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

'And the name died before the man.'From the statement above in Houseman's To an Athlate Dying Young, what happens to the athlata?

A
He comes to a disgreaceful end
B
He loses his medial to another
C
He dies eventually
D
He dies prematurely
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

In Keats'On the Grassihopper and Cricket 'poetry of earth' refers to

A
poetry written about earth
B
songs by grasshopper and cricket
C
poetry written by mother earth
D
songs by birds, grasshoppers and crickets
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

In On His Blindness, Milton uses the experience of his blind state to

A
condemn himself
B
appreciate God
C
abuse God
D
disregard his fellow men
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

The predominant use of the third-person pronoun in a novel creates a

A
sense of detachment on the part of the writer
B
sense of detachment on the part of the reader
C
psychological affinity with the characters
D
balance of opinion among the characters
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

A poem without a regular rhyme scheme is a

A
traditional poem
B
ballad
C
lyrical poem
D
blank verse
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This question is based on General Literary Principles

Aesthetics in literature has to do with the creation of

A
imagery
B
lines
C
beauty
D
themes
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