OAU Literature-In-English 2012/2013 Past Questions

Star, hide your tires; Let not light see my black and deep desires; The eye winks at the hand; yet let that be; Which the eye fears, when it is done, to; see; In these lines, Shakespeare uses

She unpacked the novels she had brought with her, and turned them over. These were the books she has collected over years from the mass that had come her way. She had read each one a dozen times, knowing it by heart, following the familiar tales as a child listens to his mother telling him a well — known fairy tale 2. This character may be best described as a woman

We are all diseas'd; And with our surfeiting, and wanton hours; Have brought ourselves into a burning fever; And we must bleed for it 3.The images in the passage mostly draw attention to

When he was turned over, his eyeballs stared upward in amazement and horror, his mouth was locked open wide; His trousers, soaked with blood, were torn open, and exposed to the cold, white air of morning. The thick hairs of his groin matted together, black and rust — red, and the wound that seemed to be throbbing still... 4. This passage achieves realism through the use of

Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by; A sight so touching in its majesty; This City now doth, like garment, wear; The beauty of the morning 5. It is suggested in these lines that

Questions 6 —10 are based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet 6. The tragedy in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet can be traced to

The news of Juliet's death is broken to Romeo by

Tybalt in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is

'And for that offense; Immediately we do exile him hence'; The 'Offense' in the above excerpt from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is committed against

Romeo's dream in Act V of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet signifies

Questions 11 — 15 are based on Joe de Graft's Sons and Daughters 11. From the setting of his house, it is clear that James Ofosu has a special taste for

The disagreement between James Ofosu and his son is over

The most conspicuous item of furniture in James Ofosu's sitting room is a

'But I will not sit by with my hands between my legs while my brother's daughter is ruined'. The speaker in the except above is

'HANNAH: Leave us alone, Maanan. [Exit Maanan UC, rather reluctantly]' UC in the stage direction above means:

Questions 16 — 20 are based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four 16. From the conclusion of the novel, one can say that Orwell is

In the novel, Orwell is out to condemn a form of government called

After the revolution in Oceanic, the Ministry responsible for war is called the Ministry of

The leader of the brotherhood is believed to be

The official in charge of altering newspaper reports and destroying old records at the Ministry of Truth is

Questions 21 — 25 are based on African and Non —African poetry 21. David Rubadiri, the author of 'An African Thunderstorm' hails from

In David Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm', the poet describes the cloud through the use of

The dominant mood in gbemisola Adeoti's 'Naked Soles', is that of

In Gbemisola Adeoti's 'Naked Soles', lisping lips and clanging teeth' depict

For rhetorical effect, Mazisi Kunene in 'Heritage of liberation' uses