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UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

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His mind flitted back memory lane. He remembered how time walked quietly in. like a thief in the night and then put a sword in the heart of the land. He remembered all his life's sweat. drained away by the strife.He remembered his wife and two lovely kids, all slain pitilessly by the beasts in khaki. He remembered his only sister, a tender rose, defiled in turns by them and then slaughtered like a lamb upon the ritual table.

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The mood of the extract is one of

  • A. gloom
  • B. serenity
  • C. anxiety
  • D. indifference
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The extract is about

  • A. armed robbery
  • B. ritual killing
  • C. the tragedy of war
  • D. the tragedy of oppression
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The dominant literary device used is

  • A. metaphor
  • B. repetition
  • C. simile
  • D. personification
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''....a tender rose'' is an example of a/an

  • A. personification
  • B. imagery
  • C. symbolism
  • D. metaphor
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''.....put a sword in the heart of the land'' implies

  • A. murder
  • B. danger
  • C. strife
  • D. destruction.
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