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Literature in English2001

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50 questions

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One of the following plays is based on the mistakes of a night

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The genres of Literature are

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A seemingly absurd statement is a/an

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A play is watched by a/an

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Poetry differs from prose by its use of

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Pick out the odd item

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A piece of writing about oneself is a/an

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A short poem expressing intense emotions and usually sung is a/an

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Pick out the odd item

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In ''Biodun did his best but was first from behind'', "first from behind'' is an example of

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A literary work that ridicules ideas or the follies of people is a/an

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In ''the wretched beggar cleaned his nails with dry saliva'' the device used is

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A symbolic representation of ideas, actions and situations in a work of art is a/an

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''The cell is a cruel place; sometimes a haven'', illustrates the use of

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An elegy is a poem that usually expresses a state of

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In ''I am so famished, I can devour a whole cow'', the device used is

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds in poetry is

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''Here comes the princess. Now heaven walks on earth'', illustrates the use of

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In the line '' I walk upon the thorns of life'', the metre is

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An ode is usually a poem written for

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The passage is

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The theme of the passage is (that)

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The underlined expression suggests that the writer

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''.....gentle giant'' conveys the picture of being

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''...like a steer in a slaughterhouse'' is an example of

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The poetic device used in the first line is

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The last line of each stanza illustrates

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The dominant device used in stanza three is

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The poem is about

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The extract teaches us to use time

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The speaker is

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''That lady'' refers to

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The speaker is addressing

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The word ''delivered'' in line 2 means

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Speaker A is

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Speaker B is

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Speaker A and B are discussing

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The conversation reveals that Speaker B is

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Speaker A is

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Speaker B is

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The phrase ''live by'' as used in the extract is an example of

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Speakers A and B are

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Speaker A is

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The person addressed is

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Speaker A, wants the audience to believe that he is

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Sir Topas is expected to be a

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The speaker is

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.......''the brother o my blood'' implies he is

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''the vows'' refers to

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The speaker is replied by