LITERATURE IN ENGLISH POST UTME (PRO)

One of the following is not a figure of speech.

The perspective from which the story in a novel is narrated is referred to as

The expression “boulevards of misery” in “Myopia” exemplifies the use of .

Literature is referred to as a slice of life when it

_________ is a device used to bring past event into focus to clarify present events in literature.

The reason Q. 2: 219 forbids wine ad gambling is because

Use the following passage to answer question below
We have led the ‘mules’ to the green pastures near the brook with a view to guiding them to feed
until they develop the appetite for sipping from the foundation of the literary world. Really, we
cannot and we do not need to force the mules to drink. All that needs to be done is to provide
the necessary atmosphere and encouragement that will sensitize “the mules” towards a
spontaneous wish to write. This, I believe, has been addressed in this brief lecture.

The point of view used in this passage is .

The last six lines of a patrachan sonnet is called .

Lenrie Peter’s “The Fence” has the refrain .

What distinguishes drama from other literary genres is that it is meant to be .

Use the extract below to answer question below
William Shakespeare: The Tempest
Speaker A: The hour’s now come
The very minute bids thee ope thine ear Obey, and be attentive. Canst thou remember A time before we came unto this cell?
I do not think thou canst, for then thou wast not Out three years old
Speaker B: Certainly, Sir, I can!

Speaker B is .

Which song is meant to lull a baby to sleep?

“Wisdom cries out in the open places” is an example of .

Who is the author of Lord of the Flies?

Use the extract below to answer question below
William Shakespeare: The Tempest
Speaker A: The hour’s now come
The very minute bids thee ope thine ear Obey, and be attentive. Canst thou remember A time before we came unto this cell?
I do not think thou canst, for then thou wast not Out three years old
Speaker B: Certainly, Sir, I can!

“This cell”, in the extract illustrates the use of .

The writer of a play text is referred to as .

One of these characters in The Importance of Being Earnest is a clergy

“The boy showed his love to his father by killing the man” is an example of .

_________ is a moment of relief in a tragic play brought about through a comic scene.

A misuse of a word in place of another one due to similarity in their sounds is known as .

The title of the poem “Myopia” connotes .

In Arms and the Man Major Saranoff eventually marries

In The Importance of Been Earnest Jack Worthing’s real surname is .

One of the following is not a function of literature

A quatrain contains ________ lines.

The major divisions of a novel is called .

Use the extract below to answer question below
William Shakespeare: The Tempest
Speaker A: The hour’s now come
The very minute bids thee ope thine ear Obey, and be attentive. Canst thou remember A time before we came unto this cell?
I do not think thou canst, for then thou wast not Out three years old
Speaker B: Certainly, Sir, I can!

The response of speaker B shows that speaker A .

The time of the events in a literary text is referred to as  ..............  setting.

Use the poem below to answer question below
Life is rise and fall
A tale of comings and goings Of travails and doings
But death ends all

The central theme of the poem is .

In “The Fence”, the expression, “my head goes round and” portrays .

Use the following passage to answer question below
We have led the ‘mules’ to the green pastures near the brook with a view to guiding them to feed
until they develop the appetite for sipping from the foundation of the literary world. Really, we
cannot and we do not need to force the mules to drink. All that needs to be done is to provide
the necessary atmosphere and encouragement that will sensitize “the mules” towards a
spontaneous wish to write. This, I believe, has been addressed in this brief lecture.

The ‘mules’ in this passage are .

Use the extract below to answer question below

William Shakespeare: The Tempest

Speaker A: The hour’s now come

The very minute bids thee ope thine ear Obey, and be attentive. Canst thou remember A time before we came unto this cell?

I do not think thou canst, for then thou wast not Out three years old

Speaker B: Certainly, Sir, I can!

Who is speaker A?

A predominant theme in Lord of the Flies is .

Use the following passage to answer question below
We have led the ‘mules’ to the green pastures near the brook with a view to guiding them to feed
until they develop the appetite for sipping from the foundation of the literary world. Really, we
cannot and we do not need to force the mules to drink. All that needs to be done is to provide
the necessary atmosphere and encouragement that will sensitize “the mules” towards a
spontaneous wish to write. This, I believe, has been addressed in this brief lecture.

The underlined expression is an example of .

Use the poem below to answer question below
Life is rise and fall
A tale of comings and goings Of travails and doings
But death ends all

The type of rhyme in lines 2 and 3 is .

The expression “emaciated bones” in “Myopia” is an example of .

When literature teaches moral lessons, it is said to be .....................

_________ is the playwright of Women of Owu.

A predominant figure of speech in “The Fence” is .

“The Fence” is presented in the form of a/an

The style of presentation of “The Fence” is .

Who is the protagonist of Kobina “ekyi’s The Blinkards?

When literature recreates real events, it is said to be ...................

................  is an indirect reference to an event, speech or action in the past

_________ is the playwright of The Importance of Being Earnest.

_______ misplaced Jack Worthing in a leader handbag.

As a medium for exposing and correcting ills in the society literature is .............

One major theme in Women of Owu is .

Use the poem below to answer question below
Life is rise and fall
A tale of comings and goings Of travails and doings
But death ends all

The rhyme scheme of the poem is .

Use the following passage to answer question below

We have led the ‘mules’ to the green pastures near the brook with a view to guiding them to feed until they develop the appetite for sipping from the foundation of the literary world. Really, we cannot and we do not need to force the mules to drink. All that needs to be done is to provide the necessary atmosphere and encouragement that will sensitize “the mules” towards a spontaneous wish to write. This, I believe, has been addressed in this brief lecture.

The passage is ________ in nature