This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation

'I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun My last thread, I shall perish on the shore; But swear by thyself, that at my death thy sun Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore; And, having done that, thou hast done, I fear no more.'

These lines from John Donne's 'Hymn to God the Father' contain examples of

• A. pun
• B. personification
• C. hyperbole
• D. quibble

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

• A. satire
• B. elegy
• C. lullaby
• D. masque

This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn. 'And in spite of everything, in the soft cradle of her heart, there was another baby forming'.

What baby is being referred to in the above statement?

• A. The stillborn
• B. The reunion of Li and Habu
• C. Li's expected baby
• D. The meeting of Shuwa and her father

Pick the odd item out of the options listed below

• A. Verse
• B. Stanza
• C. Rhythm
• D. Dialogue

These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

The prevailing theme of the play is

• A. love
• B. social decadence
• C. self-will
• D. affluence

These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A literary work that teaches moral is said to be

• A. instructive
• B. corrective
• C. impressive
• D. didactic

This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.

What is the poet-persona's feeling for the reaper in Wordsworth's 'The Solitary Reaper'?

• A. Pity
• B. Admiration
• C. Hatred
• D. Delight

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A plot structure that defies chronology can be described as

• A. circular
• B. episodic
• C. orgaanic
• D. open-ended

This question is based on General Literary Principles

The insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the specific subject under discussion in a given work is called

• A. digression
• B. flashback
• C. regression
• D. reverie

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo's and Juliet.

The major reason for Juliet's grief is

• A. the death of her cousin
• B. her reluctant marriage to the County
• C. the banishment of her lover
• D. her imminent death