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Question 11

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"But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams"

The excerpt above from Angelou's "Caged Bird" implies that caged bird

Awill die

Bwill be frustrated

Cstands on its grave

Dwalks freely to actualise its dream

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Question 12

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The style of Chibuike's "A Government Driver on His Retirement" is

Anarrative

Bmonologic

Creflective

Dpanegyric

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Question 13

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The poet persona in Donne's "The Good Morrow" reflects on

Aspiritual love

Bthe immortality of love

Cfalling in love

Dlove marriage

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Question 14

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Osundare's "The Leader and the Led" is

Adramatic

Bsatiric

Cnarrative

Delegaic

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Question 15

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In Eliot's "Journey of the Magi", "six hands at an open door" is an example of

Asynecdoche

Birony

Calliteration

Dmetonymy

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Question 16

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Sesay's "The Song of the Woman of My Land" is a

Apolitical poem

Bgeographical poem

Csocial poem

Dpanegyric poem

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Question 17

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In Senghor's Black Woman, the dominant literary device is

Ahyperbole

Bpersonification

Csimile

Dmetaphor

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Question 18

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This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri's Unexpected Joy at Dawn.

Wachuk in the novel is

Athe cigarette seller

BNiyi's friend

CIdem's husband

Dthe alcohol seller

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Question 19

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This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri's Unexpected Joy at Dawn.

The setting of the novel is

ANigeria and Ghana

BNigeria and Togo

CGhana and Niger

DNigeria and Benin

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Question 20

jamb 2024

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.

"Lonely road,
Not a star
Lonely road
Shadows far
And quiet"

Peter Abraham Lonely Road.

The rhyme scheme in the excerpt above is

Aabcdec

Bababc

Cbabac

Daabbc

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Question 21

jamb 2024

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.

"The commission has the power to investigate,
to conciliate to hold hearings, to order
reinstatement of a discharged employee, and
to direct the appointment of a qualified applicant"

The rhetorical device used in the excerpt above is

AIrony

BPersonification

CHyperbole

DParallelism

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Question 22

jamb 2024

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.

Football is the only sport on earth that can be considered truly global. Simple and inexpensive. it is equally likely to be found in a tight Marseille banlieue, an obscure corner of a Lagos slum, and the heart of a Buenos barrio. Marley's music is similarly universal...

According to the excerpt above, football is

Aplayed only in Lagos slums

Bfootballers like Marley's music

Cpopular but cheap

Da universal game

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