OAU Literature-In-English 2020/2021 - Model Past Questions

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An anti-santi-social action taken by the tragic hero which results in a catastrophe is called

A.anagnoricis
B.premonition
C.harmatia
D.empathy

A metrical pause occuring in the middle of a line in a poem is called

A.thythm
B.tetrametre
C.assonance
D.caesura

A complex plot can be described as the plot structure that has

A.multiple scenes
B.strands of events running concurrently
C.well-developed characters
D.an abstract subject and setting.

A humorous scene, incident or speech in the course of a serious fiction or drama is a

A.play-within-the-play
B.comic scene
C.comic relief
D.tragi-comedy

A work which takes place in a non-existent world or which concerns an incredible character is

A.romance
B.fantasy
C.parody
D.superstition

An address to a metaphysical source of inspiration by a poet is called

A.clairvoyance
B.inspiration
C.invocation
D.nemesis

Flashback in a literary work helps to

A.fill the missing link
B.reveal the characters' mindsets
C.place the story in proper perspective
D.relate events that are extraneous to the story

A travelogue is

A.the account of the travails of a character in a novel
B.a record of the writer's experiences during a journey
C.a variant of a novel written in free style on a writer's journey
D.the account of the experiences of an individual during his life time

A final stanza of a poem that is shorter than the preceding one is called

A.epanalepsis
B.antithesis
C.envoi
D.irony

The sides of a stage are called

A.the ways
B.both sides
C.the pits
D.the wings