Post Utme Ahmadu Bello University English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

Which of these definitions best describes a lyric?

A. A short poem
B. A short poem in which the poet himself is speaking
C. A poem expressing a personal idea, feeling or mood
D. A poem divided into stanzas

Question 2:

Among rocks, I am the loose one, among arrows, I am the heart among daughters, I am the recluse, among sons, the one who dies young

What kind of repetition is used in the extract?

A. Anaphora
B. Single word repetition
C. Line repetition
D. Phrase repetition

Question 3:

Among rocks, I am the loose one, among arrows, I am the heart among daughters, I am the recluse, among sons, the one who dies young

Apart from emphasis, what other effect does the repetition have?

A. Makes the poem rhythmical
B. Makes the poem tedious
C. Makes the poem monotonous
D. Makes the poem exhilarating

Question 4:

The following line from poem Western wind, when will thou blow? Is an example of ____________

A. Rhetorical question
B. Caesura
C. Alliteration
D. Nature imagery

Question 5:

An autobiographical novel is ____________

A. A novel written about another novelist
B. A true account of a novelist's life by himself
C. A novel in which the novelist draws mainly on materials from his own life
D. A novel using the 'I' pronoun