Literature test

Questions

1. In an unseen prose passage, a sudden flashback used by the author primarily serves to ______
2. When a character in a drama speaks their inner thoughts aloud while alone on stage, it is known as a _______
3. What is the major device deployed in the following remark: 'At the fall of the house they lived in, the widow lost her husband, her sewing machine and her ear-rings'?
4. What is the dominant device exemplified in this sentence: 'I came, I saw but was conquered'?
5. A deliberate understatement in which one uses the negative in order to express the opposite of what is meant is:
6. The expression of the exact opposite of what one means or has in mind even though the words are not supposed to be taken at face value is:
7. What figure of speech is prominent in 'The US is making use of many Nigerian scientific brains in her technological programmes'?
8. To derive the meaning of a word through its sound is referred to as:
9. When two words opposite in meaning stand shoulder to shoulder in a remark, a figure of speech known as ______ has been used.
10. Jolliba stood on the middle of the road, unafraid of the surging traffic, as if he was no longer alive.' The major literary device in the preceding sentence is:
11. In the remark, 'The child is the father of the man', the user deploys______?
12. 'For me a delicious music and then prayers start my typical day.' The preceding sentence is an example of the use of:
13. Which figure of speech is exemplified by the sentence: "Nigeria is an abiku nation, always dying and resurrecting on a daily basis"?
14. In metonymy, "The crown has refused to recognise the newly elected Prime Minister." What does 'The crown' stand for?
15. A poem that tells a story, revolving around a particular character or characters and what they go through, is known as a: A. Lyric poem B. Narrative poem C. Pastoral poem D. Dramatic poem
16. A poem containing elements of drama, where the poet persona or different characters have distinct voices heard in monologue or dialogue, is a:
17. A reflective poem that addresses itself to a person or an entity, where the celebration or exaltation of a person or object makes up its entire focus, is an
18. Which of the following is cited as an example of a novella in the notes? A. The Stillborn B. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad C. Animal Farm D. Things Fall Apart
19. The narrative technique where personal comments about events, situations, and personality are deliberately excluded, limiting the reader to external interactions, is known as:
20. Kind of prose are: ___and ___
21. what do you understand by the word: Memoir Biography Auto biography Novel Novella