This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): 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 the name died before the man.'From the statement above in Houseman's To an Athlate

Dying Young, what happens to the athlata?

• A. He comes to a disgreaceful end
• B. He loses his medial to another
• C. He dies eventually
• D. He dies prematurely

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.

Which of the following divisions is used as`a technical device to denote the symbolic significance of certain events?

• A. Day, morning and afternoon
• B. Morning, noon and night
• C. Morning, evening and midnight
• D. Mid-day, midnight and morning

fruit with firm flesh illustrates the use of ____

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

But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position.

She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horrible, and the work of a million years was lost

The extract is about____________

• A. An earthquake
• B. A flood
• C. An explosion
• D. A storm

This question is based on J.C Graft's Sons and Daughters

What causes the strained relationship between James and Lawyer B?

• A. Betrayal of trust
• B. Standard of education
• C. Working experience
• D. Family differences

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation.

....How can i look at Oyo and say i hate long shiny cars?

How can i come to the children and despise international schools?

And Koomson comes, and the family sees Jesus Christ in him....

The feeling conveyed by the speaker above is one of

• A. anger
• B. alienation
• C. hope
• D. despair

This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.

In the play, the central idea is that gender equality is

• A. both undersirable and unattainable
• B. attainable and desirable
• C. obnoxious but desirable
• D. desirable but unattainable

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

An epic is a heroic story which includes

• A. ballad
• B. lyric
• C. myth
• D. dialogue

'Enjambment'' is the poetic term referring to the use of

• A. run-on-lines
• B. rhyme lines
• C. rhythm
• D. metre

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.

In 'The Casualties' J.P. Clark discusses

• A. soldiers who die in the war
• B. insecurity of the writer in times of crisis
• C. the suffering of soldiers and civilians during a war
• D. those whose property is destoryed during a war