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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The tragic character is the person whose experiences arouse pity and
Aterror
Bhorror
Cfrustration
Dsympathy
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Question 42
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
One rhyme scheme typical of the English sonnet is
Aabab cdcd cdedce
Babba abba cde cde
Cabba abba cde dce
Dabab cdcd efef gg
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Question 43
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The form of poetry that celebrates with nostalgia the ideal world of the countryside is referred to as
Aan ode
Ba ballad
Can elegy
Da pastoral
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Question 44
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
Farce thrives on
Abig events
Bpremonition
Cabsurdity
Dincidents
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Question 45
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation 'The gloom will give way to light
And the thorny path cleared of pain
The storms will bow to the prompting of peace
Lost moments of glory will be restored
And strangled opportunities reborn
We shall yet regain the dawn
The suggestion that runs through the short poem above is that of
Aanxiety and worry
Banticipation of positive change
Csorrow and dejection
Dfear of change
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Question 46
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
'' To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.''
William Blake, To Sea a World in a Grain of Sand
The predominant figure of speech used in the lines above is
Ametaphor
Bhyperbole
Csimile
Dparadox
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Question 47
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation 'James started showing interest in Buchi a long time ago. In playing the hunter, he realised that he needed a bait.
This turned out to be his frequent offer of assistance to the needy young woman. But Buchi has proved to be a difficult game.
The more James trailed her the more he realised that she could not be easily caught.'The choice of words in the passage above is remarkable because it is
Alargely confusing
Bvery difficult
Cquite appropriate
Ddrawn from hunting
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Question 48
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation 'And so Tom awake and we rose in the dark
And got with our bags and our brushes to work
Though the morning was cold. Tom was happy and warm;
So if all do their duty they need not fear harm.'
In the lines above. Tom is warm because he
Ahas just woken from sleep
Bis doing his duty
Cis wearing warm clothes
Dis working indoors
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Question 49
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
If God is the sole author of man's life and all that befall him on earth, does it not stand to reason that all evils that befall man are God sanctioned?
If man generally turns to God to ball him out of evil or bad occurrences, is one wrong then to conclude that He allows evils to befall man to bring him back to Him?
The literary style used in the passage above is
Adiscursive
Brhetorical
Caccusative
Dinterrogative
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Question 50
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'I am informed the day recycles itself today
when I slept in the Lord in February
I blame no one for an untimely death
I bless Good for a noble departure-His words
The lord taketh the righteous away before evil days
The lines above express
Aanniversary
Bprocreation
Cincarnation
Dresurrection
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Question 51
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'I am informed the day recycles itself today
when I slept in the Lord in February
I blame no one for an untimely death
I bless Good for a noble departure-His words
The lord taketh the righteous away before evil days
The persona in the poem appears happy to have died
Aa noble death
Bduring the day
Cat an old age
Dan untimely death
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Question 52
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go.
Whilst some of their sad friends do say '' The breath goes now', and some say ''No''
The tone of this poem is generally
Aappreciative
Bserious
Cimaginative
Dconversational
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Question 53
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation 'Loveliest of trees the cherry now is hung with bloom along the bough and stands out the woodland ride Wearing While for Easter tide
A.E Housman Loveliest of Trees the Cherry Tree. In the excerpt above, the subject matter is
Alove of trees
Bcherry bloom
Csnow at easter
Dwoodland tide
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Question 54
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
Jibunoh was simply a difficult man.He was relation. He all his neighbours and deserted by his relations policeman in the entire village. He also had ten cases instituted against him for either stealing or violating the rights of others. He had no regard for decency or normal conduct. No lover of peace or order could be his friend. It is not surprising that his death elicited jubilation rather than mourning.'The passage above reveals that Jibunoh symbolizes
