Post Utme Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 131:

Question are on general literary principles

The main purpose of a satire is to ____________

A. Heighten the personality of the main character in a story
B. Attack the government
C. Incite the reader to rebellion
D. Ridicule or treat a subject or idea with contempt

Question 132:

Question are on general literary principles

A prologue usually occurs at the ____________

A. Middle of a poem
B. End of a novel
C. Beginning of a play
D. None of the above

Question 133:

In a literary work, the character whom the hero struggles against is called his ____________

A. Alter ego
B. Opposite
C. Mentor
D. Antagonist

Question 134:

My love is like red rose That's newly sprung in June O my love is like the melody That's sweetly played in tune The main literary device employed in the above lines is ____________

A. Antithesis
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Abstraction

Question 135:

Out, out, thou strumpet fortune! All ye gods,

In general synod, take away her power;

Break all the spokes we from her wheel.

And bowl the round knave down the hill of heaven

As low as to the friends

In the above lines, the persona is ____________

A. Enchanted with fortune
B. Praying to the gods for good fortune
C. Intensely angry with fortune
D. None of the above