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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
'And the name died before the man.'From the statement above in Houseman's To an Athlate Dying Young, what happens to the athlata?

  • A. He comes to a disgreaceful end
  • B. He loses his medial to another
  • C. He dies eventually
  • D. He dies prematurely
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

In Keats 'On the Grasshopper and Cricket 'poetry of earth' refers to

  • A. poetry written about earth
  • B. songs by grasshopper and cricket
  • C. poetry written by mother earth
  • D. songs by birds, grasshoppers and crickets
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
In On His Blindness, Milton uses the experience of his blind state to

  • A. condemn himself
  • B. appreciate God
  • C. abuse God
  • D. disregard his fellow men
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The predominant use of the third-person pronoun in a novel creates a
  • A. sense of detachment on the part of the writer
  • B. sense of detachment on the part of the reader
  • C. psychological affinity with the characters
  • D. balance of opinion among the characters
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
A poem without a regular rhyme scheme is a
  • A. traditional poem
  • B. ballad
  • C. lyrical poem
  • D. blank verse
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