A situation in which the audience knows more than the character does, is an instance of

• A. comic relief
• B. interior monologue
• C. dramatic irony
• D. poetic licence

Read the poem below and answer the question

Thou art the judge of man

Judging his plans and behaviour

Judging his speech and egotism

You are the patient Judge

Nations plan without having thee in view

They boast of their will

But soon you show them their follies

You are the patient Judge

Tomorrow and Tomorrow, go here and there

Time smiles and laughs

He frowns his face and consults with fate

You are the patient Judge

The last line of each stanza illustrates

• A. repetition
• B. refrain
• C. chorus
• D. alliteration

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The purgation of the emotions of pity and fear in tragedy is called

• A. catharsis
• B. tragi-comedy
• C. demetia
• D. cleansing

The major genres of Literature are

• A. fiction, non-fiction, drama
• B. prose, farce, comedy
• C. prose, drama, poetry
• D. poetry, prose, fiction

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker, et al (ed.): New poetry from Africa; Wole Soyinka (ed.): poems Black Africa; K.E. senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; M. Umukoro and A Sani, et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature - in - English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril, et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: poetry: E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer poems and D.I. Nwoga (ed.): West African Verse.

Tanure Ojaide's The Owl Wakes Us' portr

• A. unstable
• B. hunted by the owl
• C. gripped with fear
• D. peaceful

Pick the odd item from the list

• A. prose
• B. poetry
• C. drama
• D. tragedy

Section B: NON AFRICAN DRAMA

LORRAINE HANSBERRY - A Raisin In The Sun

Comment on Beneatha’s relationship with Joseph Asagai and George Murchison.

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Persona refers to the

• A. central character in a play
• B. voice of the character
• C. the image a character presents
• D. the personality of a character

Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle;

I am no traitors uncle;

and that word ''grace'' in an ungracious mouth

is but profane.

The dominant literary device used in the extract is

• A. alliteration
• B. assonance
• C. onomatopoeia
• D. repetition

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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 (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga D.I. (ed.): Weast African Verse.

Milton's On His Blindness teaches human beings to

• A. discountenance physical disabilities
• B. regard disabilities as enduring
• C. keep on struggling endlessly
• D. use their talents sparingly