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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

Lawrence's Bat opens with the description of the

A
bats
B
scenery
C
scene
D
creatures
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

The theme of Eliot's The Journey of Magi is

A
nature
B
journey
C
quest for salvation
D
escape from persecution
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

Acquah's In The Navel of the Soul describes the

A
lack of experienced midwives in the society
B
excesses of the new generation churches and politicians
C
complications of motherhood and child bearing
D
conflict between the church and tradition
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

"Listen...they will tell you...

to beat drums is mere children's play,

the adult's is to start echoes...

The lines above from Launkos' End of the War, enhance the

A
language of the poem
B
use of imagery
C
rhyme of the poem
D
rythm of the poem
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These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is

A
flashback
B
foreshadowing
C
interlude
D
anti-climax
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These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a

A
stanza in poetry
B
meter in poetry
C
trope in poetry
D
verse in poetry
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These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A fable is a brief narrative illustrating wisdom and

A
custom
B
turth
C
urgency
D
origin
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These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A device used in poetry to achieve emphasis or stress a point is known as

A
assonance
B
repetition
C
alliteration
D
rhyme
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These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A literary work that ridicules the shortcomings of people or ideas is

A
an irony
B
a fable
C
a masque
D
a satire
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These question is based on General Literary Principles.

The figure of speech in which the writer means the exact opposite of what he intends to say is

A
paradox
B
metaphor
C
satire
D
irony
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