Post Utme Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 236:

Read the poem and answer questions
leep, O Sleep,
With thy Rod of Incantation,
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then. I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O’ertaken
For years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy hour.
What’s to sleep?
‘Tis a visionary blessing;
A dream that’s past expressing;
Our utmost wish possessing;
So may I always keep.


The dominant device used in the first line is ____________

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

Question 237:

Read the poem and answer questions
leep, O Sleep,
With thy Rod of Incantation,
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then. I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O’ertaken
For years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy hour.
What’s to sleep?
‘Tis a visionary blessing;
A dream that’s past expressing;
Our utmost wish possessing;
So may I always keep.


The poem makes use of ____________

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

Question 238:

Read the poem and answer questions

leep, O Sleep,
With thy Rod of Incantation,
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then. I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O’ertaken
For years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy hour.
What’s to sleep?
‘Tis a visionary blessing;
A dream that’s past expressing;
Our utmost wish possessing;
So may I always keep.


“Sleep” in the poem is an example of ____________

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

Question 239:

Read the poem and answer questions
leep, O Sleep,
With thy Rod of Incantation,
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then. I cease to weep.
By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O’ertaken
For years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy hour.
What’s to sleep?
‘Tis a visionary blessing;
A dream that’s past expressing;
Our utmost wish possessing;
So may I always keep.


The power of “sleep” is described as ____________

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

Question 240:

A stylistic device which uses the name of one thing to descnbe another is called a ____________

A. Synonym
B. Metonym
C. Metaphor
D. Antonym