Post Utme University of Calabar Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

Read the poem and answer questions
Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation,
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then. I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgirn, by Iime Oertaken
For years folom, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy nour.
What's to sleep?
TIs a visionary blesSing
A dream that's past expressing
Our uumost wish possessin9
O mayi aways Keep.

The poem is ____________

A. An epic
B. An ode
C. A lyric
D. A ballad

Question 17:

Read the poem and answer questions
Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation,
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then. I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgirn, by Iime Oertaken
For years folom, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy nour.
What's to sleep?
TIs a visionary blesSing
A dream that's past expressing
Our uumost wish possessin9
O mayi aways Keep.

The dominant device used in the first line is ____________

A. Oxymoron
B. Apostrophe
C. Rhyme
D. Metaphor

Question 18:

Read the poem and answer questions
Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation,
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then. I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgirn, by Iime Oertaken
For years folom, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy nour.
What's to sleep?
TIs a visionary blesSing
A dream that's past expressing
Our uumost wish possessin9
O mayi aways Keep.

The poem makes use of ____________

A. End-stopped lines
B. Run-on lines
C. Rhyme
D. Metaphor

Question 19:

Read the poem and answer questions
Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation,
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then. I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgirn, by Iime Oertaken
For years folom, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy nour.
What's to sleep?
TIs a visionary blesSing
A dream that's past expressing
Our uumost wish possessin9
O mayi aways Keep.

“Sleep” in the poem is an example of ____________

A. Aliteration
B. Assonance
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Pun

Question 20:

Read the poem and answer questions
Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation,
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then. I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgirn, by Iime Oertaken
For years folom, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy nour.
What's to sleep?
TIs a visionary blesSing
A dream that's past expressing
Our uumost wish possessin9
O mayi aways Keep.

The power of “sleep” is described as ____________

A. Majestic
B. Magical
C. Poetic
D. Worshipful