Literature in English Past Questions

 This question is based on THE STONE.

The stone in the poem is primarily a symbol of:

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

'A slight breeze murmured in the air. Grasses swayed as if in resentment. Over in the horizon, just beneath the spectrum of the ascending sun, horizontal brands of red cloud hung menacingly above the tips of the trees and morning air smelled of burnt clay.' 

The Victims by Isidore Okpewho

Effect in the above passage is achieved through the use of

This question is based on REDEMPTION ROAD.

Why is Bendu's abandonment of her child in the Duluma camp significant?

Cleopatra (to her attendants):

Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have

Immortal longings in me: now no more

The juice of Egypt's grape shall moist this lip...

Which thematic concern is most evident in this speech?

This question is based on PATH OF LUCAS.

How does the novel challenge conventional ideas of masculinity?

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

'Beautiful Kareendi, flower of my heart. No one but you can type them. For I want to send them care of the address of your heart, by the post of your heart, to be read by the eye of your heart, thereafter to be kept within your heart, sealed there forever and ever.'

The dominant device in this extract is

In the end, what core message does Redemption Road leave the reader with?

This question is based on PATH OF LUCAS.

What does Lucy's awakening at the novel's end most strongly symbolise?

 This question is based on SO THE PATH DOES NOT DIE.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Fina struggles in America?

This question is based on HEARTY GARLANDS.

What is the occasion that inspires the poem?

This question is based on REDEMPTION ROAD.

The temporal setting of the novel is?

This question is based on SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY.

The expression "one shade the more, one ray the less" underscores

This question is based on NOT MY BUSINESS.

Which literary technique dominates the poem?

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

'You amble on we can no longer

wait for nature's course

we must deliver

you with force' 

Amelia House, 'Our Sun Rises'

The mood in the lines above is one of

This question is based on NIGHT.

The sea in the poem is presented as:

This question is based on MARRIAGE OF ANANSEWA.

Who is Aya in relation to Ananse?

This question is based on THE NUN'S PRIEST'S TALE.

The final escape of Chanticleer is due to—

 A central theme in the poem NOT MY BUSINESS is:

This question is based on PATH OF LUCAS.

What deeper meaning can be attached to Lucas's work on the farm?