UNIBEN General Paper 2010/2011 Past Questions

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Question 40
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:

I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi which you drink on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
to seal fidelity into our hearts
you are the cattle-birds egg
for those who say tou are wealthy;
You are the papyrus reed of the lake which they pull out with both hands
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart
I love you my gentle one.
The poem is an example of
  • A.a lyric
  • B.a dirge
  • C.an ode
  • D.an epic
Objective
Question 41
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:

I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi which you drink on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
to seal fidelity into our hearts
you are the cattle-birds egg
for those who say tou are wealthy;
You are the papyrus reed of the lake which they pull out with both hands
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart
I love you my gentle one.
The predominant literary device used in the extract is
  • A.hyperbole
  • B.Epigram
  • C.oxymoron
  • D.apostrophe
Objective
Question 42
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:

I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi which you drink on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
to seal fidelity into our hearts
you are the cattle-birds egg
for those who say tou are wealthy;
You are the papyrus reed of the lake which they pull out with both hands
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart
I love you my gentle one.
Th feeling of the poet is one of anxiety
  • A.Anxiety
  • B.gaiety
  • C.sadness
  • D.frustration
Objective
Question 43
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:

I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi which you drink on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
to seal fidelity into our hearts
you are the cattle-birds egg
for those who say tou are wealthy;
You are the papyrus reed of the lake which they pull out with both hands
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart
I love you my gentle one.
The underlined expression contains a
  • A.simile
  • B.metaphor
  • C.personification
  • D.litotes
Objective
Question 44
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:

I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi which you drink on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
to seal fidelity into our hearts
you are the cattle-birds egg
for those who say tou are wealthy;
You are the papyrus reed of the lake which they pull out with both hands
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart
I love you my gentle one.
The poem is a blank verse because
  • A.there is no rhyme
  • B.there is rhyme
  • C.the rhyme is alternate
  • D.it contains couplets
Objective
Question 45
Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:

I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi which you drink on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
to seal fidelity into our hearts
you are the cattle-birds egg
for those who say tou are wealthy;
You are the papyrus reed of the lake which they pull out with both hands
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart
I love you my gentle one.
The setting of our husband has gone man again is
  • A.Ibadan
  • B.Lagos
  • C.Lagos and Benin
  • D.Benin
Objective