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In poetry.....consist of four lines
''All hands on deck'' is an example of
A sonnet may be divided into an octave and a
A speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage is
The main character in a literary work is the
The misuse of words that sound somewhat similar is
A poem of lamentation on death is
George Orwell's Animal Farm is an example of a
A literary work which extols one's virtues and accomplishments is
A short and witty poem is known as
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Willy's first words show that his coming back is
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Linda's words above express a feeling of
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Africa my Africa of proud warriors in ancestral savannahs...
I have never known you but your blood flows in my veins
Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields....
David Diop, "Africa"
In the lines above, Diop uses
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'Thus; quixoting till a cast-off of my land I sing and fare, person to loved-one pressed braced for this pressure and the captor's hand that snaps off service like a weathered strand...'
Dennis Brutus 'A Troubadour I Traverse'
In the lines above, the poet-persona expresses
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'Those who have nothing but guns for the hungry and think of nothing but death and dying let them spend our earth's fortune harvesting blood from the fields of war. The last banquet shall be their children's blood.
Kofi Anyidoho, "Blood Harvest"
The stanza above succinctly presents the
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'In Umuaro it is not our custom to refuse a call, although we may refuse to do what the caller asks. Ezeulu does not want to refuse the white man's call and so he is sending his son!'
Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God
The lines above illustrate the use of
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'He would hear the heavy uneven breathing of the child. It was as if she were carrying a weight with great effort up a long hill...He prayed again ''Father, look after her. Give her peace...Take away my peace forever, but give her peace''
Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter.
The man's reactions to the presence of the dying child show that he is
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Lineation refers to
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Mock-heroic poetry elevates
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Using the name of one thing for something else with which it is closely associated is an instance of