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These qustion is based on selected poems from Johnson, R, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ED.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

The theme of Cope's Sonnet VII is

  • A. art of poetry
  • B. adventure
  • C. contempt for literature
  • D. isolation
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The repetition of a consonant sound in quick succession of sound effect is 

  • A. Alliteration
  • B. Pun
  • C. onomatopoeia
  • D. Assonance
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A play in which the acts succeed on another without probable or necessary sequence is 

  • A. Episodic
  • B. Simple
  • C. Linear
  • D. Convoluted
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A technique by which a previous scene or action can be recalled in a play to shed light on the present action is 

  • A. Climax
  • B. Flashback
  • C. Interlude
  • D. Cathersis
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Criticism is a literary activity which seeks to 

  • A. Find faults in a literary work
  • B. Analyze and evaluate a literary work
  • C. compare and contrast novels
  • D. Discover the beauty of a literary work.
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