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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 sun in Donne's The Sun Rising is depicted through the use of

A
apostrophe
B
invocation
C
ellipsis
D
enjambment
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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.

In Raleigh's The Soul's Errand, the soul is portrayed as a

A
messenger of hope and peace
B
friend of suffering masses
C
fearless message-bearer
D
restorer of lost glory
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The allusion in Hughe's The Negro Speaks of Rivers is mainly

A
literacy
B
bibilical
C
historical
D
classical
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Fletcher's Upon An Honest Man's Fortune encourages people to

A
accept life as it is
B
condemn soothsaying
C
move in the direction of God
D
accept soothsaying
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An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is

A
pyrrhic
B
props
C
pathos
D
parody
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Purgation of emotion, pity and fear is

A
catharsis
B
catastrophe
C
epilogue
D
exposition
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A device in drama where a character speaks alone is

A
soliloquy
B
aside
C
apostrophe
D
dialogue
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A plot in a literary work is about

A
character delineation
B
casual arrangement of events
C
resolution of conflicts
D
law of poetic justic
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Tone and mood of a poem refers to

A
locale
B
atmosphere
C
setting
D
space
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A funny incident within a serious situation is

A
comedy
B
comic relief
C
tragic comedy
D
tragic hero
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