Post Utme Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 481:

A poem written on a grand theme, in an appropriately grand style. deal jug with heroic figures is called ____________

A. In epigram
B. An epic
C. A soliloquy
D. A heroic poem

Question 482:

The literary device which uses ridicule to correct social ills is known as ____________

A. Anecdote
B. Saturation
C. Hyperbole
D. Satire

Question 483:

The madman has entered our house with violence. Defiling our sacred grounds. Claiming the single truth of the universe. Bending down our priest with iron. Mazizi Kunene's Progress. The imagery of the lines above captures the idea of ____________

A. Coercion
B. Truth
C. Religiosity
D. Persuasion

Question 484:

Behold her. single in the field. You solitary Highland Lass! Reaping and singing by herself. Ste here, or gently pass! Alone she cuts and blinds the grain. And signs a melancholy strain. O listen! For the Vale profound. Is overflowing with the sound. The rhyming scheme in the first stanza of " The Solidary Reaper above is ____________

A. Abchddee
B. Ahahccdd
C. Abcabcdd
D. Abcbddef

Question 485:

Carreemed. These oily tears. Dripping down the tears on your depressed face. Will one day be staunched. I swear!' the tone of the poet is ____________

A. Optimistic
B. Supplicatory
C. Sympathetic
D. Piteous