BUK Literature in English 2014/2015 Past Questions

Persona refers to the

The three main unities in a drama are those of

Poems that are not written in meter or regular line lengths are called

An elegy is a poem that mourned for the the

When two statements of comparison are apparently contradictory we have an example of

‘If winter comes, can spring be far behind?ʼ -Shelly, ‘Ode to the West Wind.ʼ The literary device used here is an

A melodramatic play is based on

Romantic poetry emphasizes

In drama, a conspicuous weakness in the character of the protagonist contributing to his downfall is called

‘The woman whose breasts I sucked is fine to the wormsʼ - Ochuli ‘Orphanʼ. These lines illustrates the use of

The expression ‘The sun kisses the earthʼ is a

‘O Julius Caesar, thou are mighty, yet
Thy spirit walks abroadʼ -Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
The statement is

The major source of action in any narrative is

My ________ to you students is to be good

A didactic piece is one in which the writer

The literary device in which there is a difference between what is stated and what is actually the case is?

An overused expression is

A sub-plot is

What basically distinguishes literature from other disciplines is

Stream of consciousness is the name for

```Questions 26-30 are based on literary appreciation ```
‘But everything does have a beginning, and so if I am to tell this story I must begin. Yet I do not know the starting point if my taleʼ - Nawal El- Saadawi, ʼThe circling songʼ
The speaker in this song is

```Questions 26-30 are based on literary appreciation ```
‘Here lies our sovereign Lord the King,
Whose word no man relies on,
Who never said a foolish thing,
Nor ever did a wise one.ʼ
John Wilmot, Rochesterʼs Epitaph on King Charles II.. The form of the above stanza is an example of

```Questions 26-30 are based on literary appreciation ```
Full fathom five thy father lies
Of his bones are corals made
Those are pearls that were his eyes
Nothing of him doth fade.
The above stanza is

```Questions 26-30 are based on literary appreciation ```
‘The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, the furrow followed free. We were the first that ever burst into that silent sea.ʼ - Coleridge, ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.ʼ
The dominant figure of speech in the above lines is

```Questions 26-30 are based on literary appreciation ```
‘He considers also a little fragile, because artistic: I need to be cared for like a potted plant. A little pruning, a little watering, a little weeding and strengthening up to bring the best in meʼ
- Margaret Atwood, Catʼs Eye. The ‘meʼ in the passage is seen as

```Questions 31-35 are based on Wole Soyinkaʼs The Trial if brother Jero```
The spotlight in the dark stage in the opening of the play reveals

```Questions 31-35 are based on Wole Soyinkaʼs The Trial if brother Jero```
‘....... this morning alone, I have been thrice in conflict with daughters of discord. First there was .....ʼ The omission in the conflict in the above statement from the okay refers to

```Questions 31-35 are based on Wole Soyinkaʼs The Trial if brother Jero```
Jero is aptly described in the play as

```Questions 31-35 are based on Wole Soyinkaʼs The Trial if brother Jero```
The most significant factors driving members to Jeroʼs hutch in the play are

```Questions 31-35 are based on Wole Soyinkaʼs The Trial if brother Jero```
The most immediate service that Jero wants to saddle members with at the end of the play is to

```Questions 36-40 are based on Oliver Goldsmithʼs She stoops to conquer (br )```
In the play, most characters works in ignorance while the audience is aware of the true situation. This is an example of

```Questions 36-40 are based on Oliver Goldsmithʼs She stoops to conquer (br )```
For young Marlow which of the following is the most objectionable aspect of marriage?

```Questions 36-40 are based on Oliver Goldsmithʼs She stoops to conquer (br )```
Kate, Hardcastleʼs daughter, agrees to her fatherʼs choice of a husband for her but is critical of the

```Questions 36-40 are based on Oliver Goldsmithʼs She stoops to conquer (br )```
Mrs. Hardcastle is depicted as

```Questions 36-40 are based on Oliver Goldsmithʼs She stoops to conquer (br )```
The writerʼs satire is most biting when it applied to