This question is based on General Literary Principles.

'Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade;.

The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope

The figure of speech used here is

• A. pathetic fallacy
• B. similitude
• C. repetition
• D. zeugma

This question is based on Literary Principles.

'Poor bastard,

Dumped on the ground to make room

For his nocturnal fathers,

Or on the mat to spend his horrid nights

Among the steaming pots of food

And walking rats.'

''The Bastard'' by B.S. Tibenderana

The picture presented above is one of

• A. loneliness
• B. hunger
• C. desolation
• D. squalor

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

'...let the greying day grow

....let the evening horns blow

....let the melting mountains go

....but let the sundown sow''

To Wole with Love' by Atukwei Okai

The use of the words 'melting mountains' is

• A. metaphorical
• B. symbolical
• C. alliterative
• D. rhythmical

This question is based on Literary Principles.

'Slowly the silence on the mountain-top deepened till the click of the fire and the soft hiss of roasting meat could be heard clearly...

Lord of the Files by William Golding

'Soft hiss of roasting meat' in the passage above refers to the

• A. gentle response of the animal being roasted B.
• rudeness of the animal to the hunter
• C. gentle process of roasting on the fire
• D. fropping of the fat of the meat in the fire

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.

The persona in the poem 'To the Soldier Hero' by Mazisi Kunene is portrayed as being

• A. blood thirsty
• B. brave
• C. humane
• D. fearful, yet patriotic

This question is based on Literary Principles. '''Yet lunchtime '' Without thinking of what of what he was saying

the man tapped out, 'Not food'.

Insu Siding answered, 'Plenty here''.

And a conversation had begun.

''Lucky''.

''Come. Transfer. Easy''

''Can't.''

''Why?''

''Secret.''

''Familu?''

''Secret''.

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by A.K. Armah.

This is an example of a dialogue that is

• A. pitchy
• B. witty
• C. laconic
• D. simple

This question i based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

'... I think our country skins beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash is added to her wounds.'

Who made the above statement and to whom?

• A. Macduff to Ross
• B. Malcolm to Macduff
• C. Malcolm to Ross
• D. Macduff to Malcolm.

This question is based on Literary Principles.

'Excitedly, Faku announced Garba's intention to marry her immediately and settle in the city. Garba was ''tired of the village'' and yearned to go '' back to civilization.'' Faku had caught the city fever too and could not wait to leave the village.

The Stillborn by Zaynab Alkali.

Which of the following words best describes the writer's attitude to urban life?

• A. Pessimistic
• B. Optimistic
• C. Nonchanlant
• D. Cynical

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A quatrain is

• A. the last line of a poem
• B. the fourth line of a sonnet
• C. a poem which ends with a question
• D. a stanza consisting of four lines

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Which of the following is the most fitting moral lesson that the reader can derive from the play?

• A. It is not good to be over -ambitious
• B. A determined wife is a curse to the husband
• C. Power is sweet but always over-used
• D. Every evil is punishable