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These question is based on Literary Appreciation.

"Busy old fool, unruly sun,

Why dost thou thus."

                             J. Donne:The Sun Rising<br />

From the lines above, the poet sees the sun as

A
illumination after darkness
B
an unnecessary evil
C
a necessary evil
D
a light provider
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These question is based on Literary Appreciation.

The body perishes, the heart stays young.

The platter wears away with serving food.

No log retains its bark when old,

No lover peaceful while the rival weeps.

The theme of the poem above is

A
non-peaceful nature of love
B
diminishing nature of love
C
permanence of love
D
decaying nature of wood
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These question is based on Literary Appreciation.

The body perishes, the heart stays young.

The platter wears away with serving food.

No log retains its bark when old,

No lover peaceful while the rival weeps.

From the poem above, "No lover peaceful while the rival weeps" means that

A
the pain of one lover is felt by the other
B
there is no permanent love
C
there is true and permanent love
D
the two lovers weep together
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"Will college make you a better Olokun

priest?

Will it make you serve our ancestors

better?

Look at me. An able-bodied, strong-

hearted priest

of Olokun. Did I go to college?"

                          Grace Osifo: Dizzy <br />

The literary device used in the passage above is

A
onomatopoeia
B
metaphor
C
simile
D
parallelism
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45

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if....

The speaker is referring to

A
Fosuwa
B
Awere
C
Maanan
D
Hannah
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46

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Aaron'...All I need really is a place in an Art school, engineering can go hang itself.

The dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above is

A
personification
B
metaphor
C
metonymy
D
synecdoche
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47

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

From the play, the character of Aaron represents the

A
new generation
B
old generation
C
painters
D
art work
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48

These question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

'Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe; A villain that is hither come in spite, To scorn at our solemnity this night.'

The villain in the excerpt above is

A
engaging in a shouty match
B
holding a sword to commit murder
C
attempting to steal
D
attending a feast uninvited
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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 language OF cOPE'S sONNET vii past event in a literary work is

A
poetic
B
difficult
C
complicated
D
simple
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