In a conic-tragedy, the unknotting of the plot, the resolution of the mystery and the resolution of the misunderstanding is called
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50 questionsIn a conic-tragedy, the unknotting of the plot, the resolution of the mystery and the resolution of the misunderstanding is called
Motivation in any work is the
The prologue of any work is the
In literary work, setting refers to the
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
In a work of literature, plot is constructed on
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
Ramatoulaye's attitude to her co-wife is that of
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
'Was it madness, weakness, irresistible love?
What inner confusion led Modou Fall to marry Binetou?...
Ramatoulaya finds the answers to these questions in
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
Whom do you consider to be Ezeulu's closest friend and confidant in Umuaro?
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
'...princes master their feelings to fulfil their duties 'Others' bend their heads and, in silence, accept a destiny that oppresses them. That, briefly put, is the internal ordering of our society, with its absurd divisions....'
In the above excerpt from her letter to Mawdo Ba, Aissatou sees society as
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
What special function does Ramatoulaye's diary perform?
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
When he came back from Operi I went to his house and he talked like a sane man. I reminded him of saying that a man must dance the dance prevailing in his time...'
The above statement was made by Ofoka about
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
'....a man who brings ant-ridden faggots into his hut should expect the visit of lizards...
What does Nwaka refer to as 'ant-ridden faggots' in this context?
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
The lesson which emerges from the fate of Ezeulu is that
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
Ezeulu sent his son, Oduche, to join the Christians because
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
Nwaka's hostility to Ezeulu is attributable to
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
Kwesi Brew's "The Dry Season" shows that
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
'...Horrors were flowers then the bright red bougainvilla'.
The above lines from Kwesi Brew's 'The Executioner's Dream' depict the executioner's
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
J.P Clak's 'Streamside Exchange, depicts an interplay of
The lesson learnt from 'The Fulani Creation Story' is that Doondari cannot tolerate
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
In Odia Ofeimun's 'The Prodigals', the attitude of the returnees is best described as