This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'Here lies a great and mighty king
Whose promise none relies on
He never said a foolish thing
Not ever did a wise one'.
The lines above could best from an
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'See! how she leans her cheek upon her hand;
O! that I wore a glove upon that hand
That predominant figure of speech in these lines is
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
''From here the island of Fogo is a presence
At Sunset
The palm trees are slow singers of farewell
The sail on the sea
Writes in geometry of spume
- departure of he who remains
And the clouds carried by incessant soft breezes
-journey of he who never left!''
Which of the following figures of speech is used prominently in the poem?
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
Though we knew that something was wrong with our society, we made no attempt to assess it.
Trinidad was too unimportant and we could never be convinced of the value of reading the history of a place which was, as everyone said, only a dot on the map of the world.
The Middle Passage by V.S. Naipaul
The writer here maintains that Trinidad
A.
was too insignificant to have a history
B.
was so small that its people did not value its history
C.
was a mere dot and did not therefore attract people's attention
D.
lacked historical significance bcause it could not compete with the rest of the world.
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'I thank you God for creating me black
For making of me
Porter of all sorrows
Sitting on my head
The World
I wear the Centaur's hide
And I have carried the World since the first morning'.
'I Thank You God' by Benard Dadie
The poet's attitude here is being
