Post Utme Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 536:

The tone in Dennis Brutus "A Troubadour I Traverse..." can be described as ____________

A. Defiant
B. Submissive
C. Regretful
D. Arrogant

Question 537:

"Naett" in Leopold Sedar Senghor's "I will pronounce your name" refers to ____________

A. South Africa
B. A woman
C. A man
D. Black Africa

Question 538:

"Cloud I. early sequestered from my tribe. free a lead tethered scribe" The above lines from J . P . Clark's "Agbor Dancer" suggests that the person is ____________

A. One with his tribe
B. Alienated from his tribe
C. One of the dancers
D. One of the drummers

Question 539:

The name of the author of "We must learn to fly" is ____________

A. Dennis Brutus
B. Leopold Sedar Senghor
C. Odia Ofeimun
D. Wole Soyinka

Question 540:

WE stood by a pond that winter day. and the sun was white, as though chidden of God. And a few leaves lay on the starving sod.

They had fallen from an ash, and were

"Starving sod" here is ____________

A. A metaphor
B. A personification
C. Simile
D. Paradox