UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2019 (Model questions) past questions and answers

A repetition of ideas, symbols or a pattern in a literary work is known as ________

1. A.Motif
2. B.Tautology
3. C.Symbolism
4. D.Flow

Which of the following is not a metrical pattern?

1. A.Iambus
2. B.Anapest
3. C.Limerick
4. D.Trochee

The following are qualities of an epic except

1. A.Didactic in nature
2. B.Elegiac in tone
3. C.Lengthy in lines
4. D.Ascetic in manner

Burlesque is marked by ________ from the original work it imitates and mocks.

1. A.Ridiculous disparity
2. B.Superfluous remarks
3. C.Thematic thrust
4. D.Aesthetic distance

The term "carpe diem" means

1. A.Seize the day
2. B.Hold forth
3. C.Alas!
4. D.Expatiate

"In medias res" translates as ________

1. A.From the first act
2. B.In the middle of things
3. C.From the middle of things
4. D.In the storyline

Poem (John Byrom's epigram on the king and the pretender)

Read the poem. The poem is an example of

1. A.Haiku
2. B.Limerick
3. C.Epigram
4. D.Doggerel

Peripeteia is associated with

1. A.Tragedy
2. B.Comedy
3. C.Farce
4. D.Biography

Epithet denotes ________

1. A.Noun
2. B.Adjective
3. C.Verb
4. D.Pronoun

Zeugma is yoking together of ________

1. A.Two verbs with a noun
2. B.Two nouns with a verb
3. C.One noun with a verb
4. D.One verb with a noun

"ten hands and ten mouths attest to his exploits" expresses ________

1. A.Metaphor
2. B.Synecdoche
3. C.Metonymy
4. D.Irony

"The sun smiled and the wind groaned" is an example of

1. A.Zeugma
2. B.Prosopopeia
3. C.Prosody
4. D.Aporia

Oral literature comprises the following types except

1. A.Mime
2. B.Folklore
3. C.Anecdote
4. D.Proverb

Gothic novel is characterized by the following except

1. A.Mysterious disappearance
2. B.Bountiful use of ghosts
3. C.Supernatural utterances
4. D.Wild applause

Understatement is an attribute of

1. A.Hyperbole
2. B.Meiosis
3. C.Irony
4. D.Metonymy

Malapropism is ________

1. A.Intentional violation of standard diction or grammar
2. B.Unintentional violation of standard diction or grammar
3. C.Deliberate violation of standard diction or grammar
4. D.Careless utterance

There they are my fifty men and women. The line is an example of

1. A.Dactyl
2. B.Trochee
3. C.Anapest
4. D.Iambus

I pray, do not mock me. I am a very foolish fond old man. The above line is an example of________

1. A.Mythos
2. B.Pathos
3. C.Lament
4. D.lyric

Petrarchan sonnet originated from

1. A.Egypt
2. B.Italy
3. C.France
4. D.England

Extract from Remi Raji, "The Road to Gombe"

Read the extract. The dominant image is ______

1. A.Auditory and kinesthetic
2. B.Tactile and visual
3. C.Gustatory and visual
4. D.Thermal and kinesthetic

The numerous villages whistling by illustrates

1. A.Personification
2. B.Metaphor
3. C.Simile
4. D.Sibilance

Extract from Femi Ojo-Ade, "At a Conference on African Literature"

Read the extract. "perched" in the extract is

1. A.Laudatory
2. B.Derogatory
3. C.Acerbic
4. D.Assertive

Read the extract. The last sentence is an example of

1. A.Irony
2. B.Hyperbole
3. C.Synecdoche
4. D.Metonymy

Read the extract. The speaker is a ________

1. A.Teetotaler
2. B.Sycophant
3. C.Sybarite
4. D.Cipher

Read the extract. "Only till I put blade to his lovely throat" is ________

1. A.Ironical
2. B.Oxymoronic
3. C.Antithetical
4. D.Metaphorical

Read the extract. "And I'll watch his blood flow, gurgling like fresh wine from the palm tree!" There is an appeal to

1. A.Colour
2. B.Sight
3. C.Movement
4. D.Sound

Read the extract. Yet there is use of

1. A.Simile
2. B.Metaphor
3. C.Irony
4. D.Personification