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Question 1 Report
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : What, has this thing appeared again tonight?
B : I have seen nothing
(Act I, Scene one, lines 21-22)
The speaker is addressing
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Question 2 Report
Read the extract and answer the question 45-50
Angels and ministers of grace defend us!
Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damn'd,
Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,
Be thy intents wicked or charitable,
Thou comest in such a questionable shape.....
(Act l, Scene four, lines 39-43)
The setting of the extract is
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Question 3 Report
''A black beautiful brilliant bride'' is an example of
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The example "A black beautiful brilliant bride" is an example of alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant sounds of neighboring words. In this case, the "b" sound is repeated in each word of the phrase, making it an example of alliteration.
Question 4 Report
''She waited for him for a thousand years'' illustrates
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The phrase "She waited for him for a thousand years" illustrates hyperbole. Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. In this case, the exaggeration is the idea that the woman waited for the man for an incredibly long time, far beyond what is humanly possible.
Question 5 Report
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : What, has this thing appeared again tonight?
B : I have seen nothing
(Act I, Scene one, lines 21-22)
Speakers A and B are
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Speaker A and B in the given extract are officers. They are discussing whether the ghost has appeared again or not. The use of the word "thing" indicates that they are not sure what they have seen, but it has made them curious enough to investigate further. The mention of the ghost and their conversation about it suggests that they are part of a military or guard unit assigned to protect the castle.
Question 7 Report
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : What, has this thing appeared again tonight?
B : I have seen nothing
(Act I, Scene one, lines 21-22)
This thing refers to a
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The word "this thing" in the given extract refers to a "ghost". In the play, Hamlet encounters the ghost of his father who appears to him and speaks to him. In this particular exchange between two characters, A asks if the ghost has appeared again and B denies seeing anything. Therefore, "this thing" can be interpreted as a reference to the ghost that has been previously sighted by A.
Question 8 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man
The mood of the poem is that of
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The mood of the poem is that of elation. The speaker expresses his joy and excitement at the sight of a rainbow, and states that he has felt the same way since he was a child, and will continue to feel the same way as an adult. The line "My heart leaps up" conveys the speaker's enthusiasm and happiness at the beauty of nature.
Question 9 Report
Read the extract and answer the question 45-50
Angels and ministers of grace defend us!
Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damn'd,
Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,
Be thy intents wicked or charitable,
Thou comest in such a questionable shape.....
(Act l, Scene four, lines 39-43)
The character who just spoke before the speaker is
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Question 10 Report
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : What, has this thing appeared again tonight?
B : I have seen nothing
(Act I, Scene one, lines 21-22)
Speaker A is
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Speaker A is Marcellus. In the play 'Hamlet', the conversation takes place between Bernardo, Marcellus, and Horatio. In this conversation, Marcellus sees the ghost of the dead king Hamlet twice and he is the one who initiates the conversation by asking Bernardo if he has seen the ghost. Therefore, in the given extract, the speaker A is Marcellus.
Question 11 Report
Lines of regular recurrence in a poem constitutes
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Lines of regular recurrence in a poem are known as a refrain. It is a repeated phrase, line, or group of lines that appear at the end of stanzas or between them in a poem. The use of a refrain can add emphasis to the central theme, create a musical quality to the poem, and make the poem more memorable for the reader or listener. The refrain is a powerful tool that poets use to convey their message and engage their audience.
Question 12 Report
A literary device which expresses meaning in its direct opposite is
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The literary device which expresses meaning in its direct opposite is irony. Irony occurs when words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from their actual meaning. Irony can take many forms, such as situational irony, verbal irony, or dramatic irony. It is often used to create humor, add depth to characters, or to make a point about a particular situation or issue. For example, if someone says "What a beautiful day" when it is actually raining heavily, that is an example of verbal irony.
Question 13 Report
A deliberate violation of the rules of verification constitutes
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A deliberate violation of the rules of verification in literature is known as "poetic license." This term is used to describe when a writer or poet intentionally deviates from the standard rules of language or literary conventions in order to achieve a specific effect. For example, a poet may use imperfect rhyme or unconventional syntax to create a unique and memorable line of poetry, or an author may alter historical or factual details in a novel for the sake of storytelling. Poetic license allows writers to be creative and expressive in their work, even if it means breaking the rules.
Question 14 Report
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : What, has this thing appeared again tonight?
B : I have seen nothing
(Act I, Scene one, lines 21-22)
The speakers were
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Question 15 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man
The subject of the extract is
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The subject of the extract is the unchanging cycle of nature. The speaker expresses how he feels when he sees a rainbow, and how he has felt this way since his childhood and still feels this way in adulthood, and will continue to feel this way as he grows old. The final line "The child is father of the man" suggests that the speaker believes that childhood experiences shape the person one becomes in adulthood, and that the natural world plays a crucial role in this shaping. The poem emphasizes the continuity and cyclical nature of human life, as well as the importance of nature in shaping human experiences.
Question 16 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
As thou art to thyself:
Such was the very armour he had on
When he the amitious Norway combated;
So frown'd he once, when , in an angry parle,
He smote the sledded Polacks on the ice....
(Act 1, Scene one, lines 59-63)
The passage conveys an atmosphere of
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Question 17 Report
Read the passage and answer the question
world have been Heathcliff's miseries, and I watched and felt each from the beginning.My great thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be. And if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would be turned to a mighty stranger _ is should not seem a part of it. My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods; time will change it, I'm well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath _ as source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff!. He's always, always in my mind _ not as a pleasure to myself, but as my own being....
The speaker's love for Heathcliff is
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The speaker's love for Heathcliff is indestructible. The passage suggests that the speaker's love for Heathcliff is so strong that it would endure even if everything else in the world perished. The speaker states that Heathcliff is always on her mind and that she and Heathcliff are one and the same, indicating a deep, unbreakable bond. The comparison of her love for Linton to foliage in the woods, which will change with time, underscores the fact that her love for Heathcliff is not like that and is, instead, unchanging and constant like the eternal rocks.
Question 18 Report
UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE
Read the poem and answer the question
Bent-double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we curse through sludge
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge,
Men marched asleep, many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shed. All went lame, all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; even deaf to the hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softy behind.
The dominant figure of speech in the first stanza is
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The dominant figure of speech in the first stanza is simile. This is because the poet is using the words "like" and "as" to compare the soldiers to "old beggars under sacks" and "hags". The soldiers are also described as "bent-double" and "knock-kneed", which further emphasizes their physical exhaustion and suffering. The use of simile helps to create a vivid image of the soldiers' plight and conveys the harsh realities of war.
Question 19 Report
Pick the odd item out of the options listed below
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The odd item out is "Dialogue" because it refers to a conversation between two or more people in a literary work, whereas the other options refer to aspects of poetry. "Verse" is a single line of poetry, "Stanza" is a group of lines forming a unit in a poem, and "Rhythm" is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
Question 20 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man
The literary device used in line 1 is
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Question 21 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man
The rhyme scheme of the poem is
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Question 22 Report
UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE
Read the poem and answer the question
Bent-double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we curse through sludge
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge,
Men marched asleep, many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shed. All went lame, all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; even deaf to the hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softy behind.
The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is
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Question 23 Report
UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE
Read the poem and answer the question
Bent-double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we curse through sludge
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge,
Men marched asleep, many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shed. All went lame, all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; even deaf to the hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softy behind.
The extract conveys a mood of
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Question 24 Report
In drama, ' denouement' is the same as
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In drama, 'denouement' is the same as 'resolution.' It is the part of the plot that follows the climax, where the conflicts or issues are resolved, and the story reaches its conclusion. The denouement ties up the loose ends of the plot, explains any remaining questions or conflicts, and provides closure for the audience.
Question 25 Report
Pick the odd item out of the options listed below:
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The odd item out is "allusion" because it is a literary technique used to reference another work or event, whereas the other three options are types of poetry. A sonnet is a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and structure, an epic is a long narrative poem typically about heroic deeds and adventures, and an ode is a lyrical poem that expresses admiration or praise for a person, event, or thing.
Question 26 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
X : What is the matter?
Y : Save yourself, my lord:
The ocean, overpeering of his list,
Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste
Than young Laertes....
(Act 4, Scene five, lines 97-101)
Speaker x IS
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Question 27 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
X : What is the matter?
Y : Save yourself, my lord:
The ocean, overpeering of his list,
Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste
Than young Laertes....
(Act 4, Scene five, lines 97-101)
The King had just requested that all the
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Question 28 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
As thou art to thyself:
Such was the very armour he had on
When he the amitious Norway combated;
So frown'd he once, when , in an angry parle,
He smote the sledded Polacks on the ice....
(Act 1, Scene one, lines 59-63)
The speaker is
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Question 29 Report
Read the passage and answer the question
world have been Heathcliff's miseries, and I watched and felt each from the beginning.My great thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be. And if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would be turned to a mighty stranger _ is should not seem a part of it. My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods; time will change it, I'm well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath _ as source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff!. He's always, always in my mind _ not as a pleasure to myself, but as my own being....
The diction of the extract conveys the speaker's
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The diction of the extract conveys the speaker's determination. The speaker expresses a strong devotion to Heathcliff, suggesting that his presence is the most important thing to her. She says that if Heathcliff were annihilated, the universe would seem like a stranger to her. The speaker's use of language and imagery emphasizes her conviction and unwavering commitment to Heathcliff, indicating a strong sense of determination.
Question 30 Report
Read the passage and answer the question
world have been Heathcliff's miseries, and I watched and felt each from the beginning.My great thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be. And if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would be turned to a mighty stranger _ is should not seem a part of it. My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods; time will change it, I'm well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath _ as source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff!. He's always, always in my mind _ not as a pleasure to myself, but as my own being....
annihilated in the extract implies
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In the context of the passage, "annihilated" means "death." The speaker is saying that if everything else in the world were to remain and only Heathcliff were to die, the universe would feel like a stranger to her. This emphasizes the strong attachment and love that the speaker has for Heathcliff, and how his absence would devastate her.
Question 31 Report
An individual who acts, appears or is referred to as playing a part in a literary work is a
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The correct answer is "character". In literature, a character is an individual who is portrayed in a story or play, and who may have a distinct personality, appearance, or role in the plot. Characters can be protagonists (main characters), antagonists (villains or opponents), or supporting characters. They can also be flat (one-dimensional) or round (multi-dimensional), depending on the level of complexity in their portrayal.
Question 32 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
X : What is the matter?
Y : Save yourself, my lord:
The ocean, overpeering of his list,
Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste
Than young Laertes....
(Act 4, Scene five, lines 97-101)
The characters who come on the scene shortly afterwards are
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Question 33 Report
A bitter remark intended to wound the feelings is
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A bitter remark intended to wound the feelings is a sarcasm. A sarcasm is a form of irony in which someone says something but means the opposite, often to mock or ridicule someone or something. It is a kind of bitter or cutting remark that is intended to hurt or insult someone, and is often used to express contempt or ridicule. Sarcasm is often delivered with a tone of voice that is exaggerated or dripping with sarcasm, making it clear that the speaker does not mean what they are saying at face value.
Question 34 Report
Read the extract and answer the question 45-50
Angels and ministers of grace defend us!
Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damn'd,
Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,
Be thy intents wicked or charitable,
Thou comest in such a questionable shape.....
(Act l, Scene four, lines 39-43)
Line 1 suggests the speaker's belief in
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The line "Angels and ministers of grace defend us!" suggests the speaker's belief in spirits. The speaker is calling upon spiritual beings, specifically angels and ministers of grace, to protect them from harm. This indicates that the speaker believes in the existence of spiritual entities, which is a common belief in many cultures and religions.
Question 36 Report
UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE
Read the poem and answer the question
Bent-double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we curse through sludge
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge,
Men marched asleep, many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shed. All went lame, all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; even deaf to the hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softy behind.
The expression Drunk with fatigue illustrates
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The expression "Drunk with fatigue" is an example of a metaphor. It is a figure of speech that compares two things without using "like" or "as". In this case, the soldiers' extreme tiredness and exhaustion is being compared to the state of being drunk, which emphasizes just how tired they are.
Question 37 Report
Read the extract and answer the question 45-50
Angels and ministers of grace defend us!
Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damn'd,
Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,
Be thy intents wicked or charitable,
Thou comest in such a questionable shape.....
(Act l, Scene four, lines 39-43)
The passage creates an atmosphere of
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Question 38 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
X : What is the matter?
Y : Save yourself, my lord:
The ocean, overpeering of his list,
Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste
Than young Laertes....
(Act 4, Scene five, lines 97-101)
The other character present in the scene is
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Question 39 Report
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : What, has this thing appeared again tonight?
B : I have seen nothing
(Act I, Scene one, lines 21-22)
Speaker B is
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Question 40 Report
UNSEEN POETRY AND PROSE
Read the poem and answer the question
Bent-double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we curse through sludge
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge,
Men marched asleep, many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shed. All went lame, all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; even deaf to the hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softy behind.
Sludge in the extract means
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In the given extract, sludge refers to mud. This is evident from the description of the soldiers who are "Bent-double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we curse through sludge". The phrase "curse through sludge" suggests that the soldiers are struggling to walk through thick, sticky mud. Additionally, the line "All went lame, all blind" suggests that the difficult terrain is causing the soldiers to become physically impaired.
Question 41 Report
A regular group of lines in poetry constitutes
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A regular group of lines in poetry is called a stanza. It is a unit of poetic lines that are usually separated by a space and are characterized by a fixed number of lines, a particular rhyme scheme, and a specific metrical pattern. Stanzas are used to organize a poem and to convey different thoughts, ideas or emotions in each unit, allowing for breaks or shifts in the poem's tone, mood, or theme. In contrast, rhythm refers to the pattern of sounds and syllables within a line or verse, while metre is the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
Question 42 Report
Read the passage and answer the question
world have been Heathcliff's miseries, and I watched and felt each from the beginning.My great thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be. And if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would be turned to a mighty stranger _ is should not seem a part of it. My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods; time will change it, I'm well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath _ as source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff!. He's always, always in my mind _ not as a pleasure to myself, but as my own being....
If all else perished and he remained illustrates
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The phrase "If all else perished and he remained" illustrates antithesis. Antithesis is a rhetorical device in which two contrasting ideas are put together in a sentence to create a contrasting effect. In this case, the speaker is saying that even if everything else in the world were to disappear, as long as Heathcliff remains, she would continue to exist. This creates a strong contrast between Heathcliff and everything else in the world.
Question 43 Report
Read the passage and answer the question
world have been Heathcliff's miseries, and I watched and felt each from the beginning.My great thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be. And if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would be turned to a mighty stranger _ is should not seem a part of it. My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods; time will change it, I'm well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath _ as source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff!. He's always, always in my mind _ not as a pleasure to myself, but as my own being....
My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath illustrates
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The phrase "My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath" illustrates a simile. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as" to show similarity between them. In this case, the speaker compares her love for Heathcliff to the eternal rocks beneath, implying that her love is strong, constant, and unchanging like the rocks.
Question 44 Report
A praise poem is
Question 45 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man
The literary device used in line 6 is an example of
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The literary device used in line 6 is paradox. A paradox is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or absurd but in reality, expresses a possible truth. In the line, "The child is father of the man," there is an apparent contradiction because a child cannot be the father of a grown man. However, the statement expresses the truth that the qualities and experiences of childhood shape and influence the person one becomes as an adult.
Question 46 Report
Read the extract and answer the question 45-50
Angels and ministers of grace defend us!
Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damn'd,
Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,
Be thy intents wicked or charitable,
Thou comest in such a questionable shape.....
(Act l, Scene four, lines 39-43)
The speaker is
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Question 49 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
X : What is the matter?
Y : Save yourself, my lord:
The ocean, overpeering of his list,
Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste
Than young Laertes....
(Act 4, Scene five, lines 97-101)
Speaker Y is
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Question 50 Report
Read the extract and answer the question
As thou art to thyself:
Such was the very armour he had on
When he the amitious Norway combated;
So frown'd he once, when , in an angry parle,
He smote the sledded Polacks on the ice....
(Act 1, Scene one, lines 59-63)
The speaker is addressing
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Question 51 Report
AFRICAN DRAMA
ATHOL FUGARD: Sizwe Bansi is Dead
Comment on the use of comedy in the play.
Question 52 Report
AFRICAN DRAMA
JOE DE GRAFT: Sons and Daughters
Examine the relationship between James and his two children, Maanan and Aaron.
Question 53 Report
AFRICAN DRAMA
ATHOL FUGARD: Sizwe Bansi is Dead
Discuss the theme of racial discrimination in the play.
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Question 54 Report
NON-AFRICAN POETRY
How does Houseman present the theme of death in the poem To an Athlete Dying Young?
Question 55 Report
NON-AFRICAN PROSE
GEORGE ELIOT: Silas Marner
Examine the use of superstition in the novel.
Question 56 Report
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA
NIKOLAI GOGOL: The Government Inspector
How is corruption exposed in the play?
Question 57 Report
AFRICAN PROSE
ISIDORE OKPEWHO: The Last Duty
With reference to the text, discuss the theme of war
Question 58 Report
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA
NIKOLAI GOGOL: The Government Inspector
Examine the use of mistaken identity in the play.
Question 59 Report
AFRICAN DRAMA
JOE DE GRAFT: Sons and Daughters
Discuss the use of irony in the play
Question 60 Report
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA
ROBERT BOLT: A Man For All Seasons
Examine the role of the common man in the play.
Question 61 Report
NON-AFRICAN PROSE
RICHARD WRIGHT: Black Boy
What are the causes of Richard's problems with Aunt Addie?
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Question 62 Report
NON-AFRICAN POETRY
Comment on Frost's use of symbolism in The Road Not Taken.
Question 63 Report
AFRICAN PROSE
BUCHI EMECHETA: The Joys of Motherhood
What role does superstition play in the novel?
Question 64 Report
NON-AFRICAN DRAMA
ROBERT BOLT: A Man For All Seasons
How does Thomas More demonstrate moral uprightness in the play?
Question 65 Report
NON-AFRICAN PROSE
RICHARD WRIGHT: Black Boy
Discuss the relationship between Richard and his father.
Question 66 Report
AFRICAN PROSE
BUCHI EMECHETA: The Joys of Motherhood
Examine Emecheta's use of irony in the novel.
Question 67 Report
AFRICAN POETRY
Comment on the theme of conflict of cultures in Kobena Acquah's In the navel of the Soul
Question 68 Report
AFRICAN POETRY
Discuss the theme of love in Seghor's I will pronounce your name
Question 69 Report
AFRICAN PROSE
ISIDORE OKPEWHO: The Last Duty
In what ways does Toje contribute to Oshevire's tragedy?
Question 70 Report
NON-AFRICAN PROSE
GEORGE ELIOT: Silas Marner
Compare and contrast Silas' life in Lantern yard and Raveloe.
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