2017/2018 ABU Post UTME English Language Past Questions

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The literary technique in which a reader is taken to the past of a current action is known as:

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The mandies in him who keeps silent in the face of tyranny". This statement can be described as:

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The sounds in the following lines may be described as an example of: The moan of doves in immemorial elms, and murmuring of innumerable bees

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Identify the odd one out of these types of imagery

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The following line from the poem Western wind, when will thou blow? Is an example of:

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Read the following extract from a poem to answer the question.Among rocks, I am the loose one, among arrows, I am the heart, among daughters, I am the recluse, among sons, the one who dies youngApart from emphasis, what…

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Read the following extract from a poem to answer the question.Among rocks, I am the loose one, among arrows, I am the heart among daughters, I am the recluse, among sons, the one who dies youngWhat kind of repetition is…

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Which of these definitions best describes a lyric?

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When the speaker in a poem cannot be identified with the poet, that speaker is called:

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Which of these best defines exposition in drama?

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Which of the following statement is most true about poetry?

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What figure of speech does the following quotation contain? Life's but a walking shadow (Macbeth)?

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Theme is best defined as:

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A realistic novel is one in which the characters are:

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Suspense in a novel means:

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Action in a novel is best defined as:

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Which of these is not true about unity of action in a novel?

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Plot in prose fiction is best defined as:

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An autobiographical novel is:

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When a poet uses mainly soft vowel sounds in a poem, the texture of the poem is: