Which of the following is common to all forms of literature?
2
The three major forms of literature are
3
Beauty in poetry depends mainly on
4
The predominant figure of speech in the above extracts is
5
The subject matter of the above extract is
6
The image depicted in the extract is one of
7
Pick the odd item from the list below
8
The birds fly high over the hills beyond the corn fields. The poetic device used in the above extract is
9
A poem written or rendered in praise of a person or thing is called
10
The basic elements of drama are
11
The choice of appropriate words to convey the thoughts of an author is called
12
The state of mind of a poet can be described as
13
Which of the following is a likely source of traditional oral poetry?
14
An African author who has written plays, poems and prose is
15
In a novel, the antagonist is
16
Read the extract below and answer this question. The pattering rain was kicking up little explosions of dust in the glade.He heard the faint whisper of the stream as it stole across the land and disappeared into the bush. The figure of speech underlined in line 1 is
17
In poetry, rhythm is a regular pattern of
18
Which of the following is an African poet?
19
In a play, a long speech by a single character in the presence of other characters is called
20
A play that is full of exaggerated ridicule and laughter is called
21
Pick the odd item from the list below
22
A group of actors in a play is called
23
A novel is usually written in
24
What distinguishes a novel from a play is
25
Which of the following best describes Literature? It
26
The literary device in the statement - 'Students are to come to class with their Shakespeare' is called
27
The first person narrator is usually
28
The first person narrator is usually
29
Which of the following is closest to the novel?
30
''The people's voices rutted like pigs in the mud'' is an example of
31
The rhyme scheme is known as
32
This kind of rhyme scheme is known as
33
A poem of 14 lines is known as a
34
A poem of four lines is known as a
35
Pick the odd item from the list
36
A play on words is
37
A play is fully realized when it is
38
An epitaph is
39
The essential function of a tragedy is to make people
40
Mime is the art of acting that involves the use of
41
A short witty statement is called an
42
'penny wise; pound foolish' is an example of
43
All fingers are not equal' is an example of
44
Any expression which creates a mental picture is known as
45
The predominant sound device in the extract is
46
The underlined words in lines 1 and 4 are example of
47
The omniscient narrator
48
The main female character in a play is called
49
The character that opposses the hero in a novel is called the
50
Pick the odd item from the list
51
The setting of this extract is the
52
The mood of the narrator is one of
53
The narrator's companion has just
54
The extract is an example of
55
The underlined expression is an example of
56
The figure of speech used in the first sentence is
57
In England, she had loved her husband, in Africa, She
58
'From that day her world collapsed' shows that the woman is
59
What made the woman's world collapse is
60
From the last sentence, it is obvious that the couple
61
The poem is an example of
62
The poem is an example of
63
The predominant literary device used in the extract is
64
The feeling of the poet is one of
65
The underlined expression contains a
66
The poem is a blank verse because
67
The rhyme scheme of the above extract is
68
The literary device used in line 1 is an example of
69
The literary device used in lines 3 and 4 of stanza 1 is
70
The predominant figure of speech in stanza ll is
71
The mood of the poet is that of
72
Speaker A is
73
Speaker B is
74
Speaker B is worried about lllyria because the lady
75
Why is speaker A afraid the brother might be drowned? It is because
76
The figure of speech underlined in the extract is known as
77
Speaker A is
78
Speaker A's object of love is
79
The hero of the play is
80
The mood of Speaker A in the above scene is one of
81
The play 'Twelfth Night' is a
82
Speaker A is
83
Speaker B is
84
The Count referred to in the extract is
85
They mood of Speaker A, is that of
86
By the offence in the extract, Speaker A is a
87
Speaker A is
88
Speaker A is addressing
89
The land is not at peace because of
90
Speaker A's duty is to
91
Where are speakers A and B when the above statements are made? They are at
92
Read the extract below and answer the question A : My Lord, you make charges sometimes without grounds B : I do, do I? Very well then, tell me this Bedsharer, You heard it. Didn't you? That blind bat who calls himself Seer says I am a bedsharer'....... What do you think of that? You don't answer? 'My Lord' refers to
93
'The charges' are made on the basis of
94
'Bedsharer' implies
95
The 'blind bat' is
96
Speaker A is
97
Speaker A is
98
The trouble in the land is
99
Speaker B is
100
Ifa oracle is consulted at
101
The cause of the trouble is
102
'Them' in line 1 refers to
103
Speaker B wishes to take a trip to
104
Speaker A and B are in
105
The name of the young man coming from town is
106
Speaker A is the father of
107
The news of the suitor's visit makes Speaker B
108
The underlined expression reveals that speaker B
109
The gentlemen are
110
They are both welcome to the house of Mr. and Mrs
111
They are both welcome to the house of Mr. and Mrs
112
Speaker A is happy to receive his
113
Speaker B believes Speaker A is
114
Speaker B is
115
The heroine of the play, She Stoops to Conquer is
116
Mrs. Hardcastle is best described as
117
Mrs. Hardcastle dotes very much on
118
Speaker A is
119
Speaker B is
120
The 'delicious news' is delivered by
121
Speaker A is
122
Read the this passage carefully and answer the question: I have returned safely home after my visit to you They little affair about which we spoke seriously Occupies my thoughts. How can I ever forget that you have done me great honour? To show my gratitude. I will guard the object of your interest.... with all the vigilance in my power...... The speaker is