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; Nwoga, D.I.(ed.); West Africa Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles

In Cope's Sonnet VII, poets are presented as

• A. recluses
• B. travellers
• C. sociologists
• D. researchers

This question is based on General Literary Principles

A metrical foot of two stressed or long syllables is called

• A. a spondee
• B. a trochee
• C. an anapest
• D. an iamb

This question is based on General Literary Principles

A poetic device in which an idea in a line runs into another is called

• A. rhyme scheme
• B. enjambment
• C. end rhyme
• D. pathos

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An expression that signifies a whole through its significant parts is

• A. synaesthesia
• B. synecdoche
• C. metonymy
• D. allegory

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

When Friar Lawrence asks if the bride is ready, he wants to know if

• A. Juliet is prepared
• B. Roseline is prepared
• C. the corpse is ready
• D. the birde is dressed

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The use of sound pattern to suggest meaning in poetry is

• A. rhythm
• B. mimics
• C. lyric
• D. metonymy

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

The plot of the play is

• A. linear
• B. cyclical
• C. complicated
• D. episodic

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The use of gestures to communicate in drama is known as

• A. mime
• B. melodrama
• C. soliloquy
• D. burlesque

This question is based on selected poem 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; Nwoga, D.I.(ed.); West Africa Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles

The end of Give Me The Minstrel's seatseems to suggest that one needs the

• A. support of others
• B. complete command of one's wives
• C. support of one's kinsmen
• D. aid of pots

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A group of three lyric stanzas in classical Greek poetry is referred to as

• A. triplet
• B. triolet
• C. trilogy
• D. triad