Thou loosest labour

As easy may'st thou the in trenchant air

With thy keen sword impress,...

Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the confidence above derives from the fact that

• A. the air cannot be cut
• B. it is futile to cut the air with a sword
• C. no man born of a woman can hurt Macbeth
• D. Macduff wastes his efforts fighting Macbeth

Section B: NON - AFRICAN DRAMA

OLIVER GOLDSMITH - SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

Discuss the view that Tony is to blame for the failure of Hastings’ plan to elope with Constance.

This question is based on Literary Principles.

'Still stand stubborn

To stones that strangle the dawn,

Still stand stubborn

To stones that maim the morn, still stand stubborn To stones that assail the sun'

Atukwei Okai, 'Sunset Sonata'

The dominant literary device employed in the above passage is

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

Verbal irony occurs when a speaker on stage

• A. says the opposite of what the speaker means
• B. is misunderstood
• C. tries to deceive the audience
• D. is alone

This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; 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.): West African Verse.

And my children left their peaceful nakedness

For the uniform of iron and blood'

In the lines above from David Diop's

• A. innocence by violence
• B. nature by science
• C. village life by barrack life
• D. the natural by the artificial

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The physical setting within which the action of a narrative takes place is the

• A. stage
• B. scene
• C. locale
• D. location

An ode is usually a poem written for

• A. condemnation
• B. celebration
• C. instruction
• D. entertainment

Read the poem below and answer the following questions

Your lies are the withering strokes still, they come from the inner recesses of your dungeoned heart. And though venomous than the venom, they inspire our once dociled minds to disorders even as your angels of death pass us by with messages of hopeless hope.

Did you read our mind in your lies? We know the seat of power in a castle of your evil heart; where your lies are imprisoned to be released again and again; they are never in rain! but they have soothed us calmly , your lies; the war is not of you anymore, it is of the angels who pass us by with messages of peace.

The last lines both stanza present

• A. Negative but similar ideas
• B. opposite ideas
• C. Positive but opposite ideas
• D. similar ideas

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A short narrative or lyrical poem intended to be sung is a

• A. leich
• B. lay
• C. lauda
• D. letrilla

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.

One of the enriching factors of the comedy is the

• A. lopsided resolution of conflicts
• B. manipulation of appearance and reality
• C. contrived misrepresentation of characters
• D. match making attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle