GCE Literature in English 2019
Past Questions

A story within a story, used to give background information or to comment on the main narrative, is called a

In a prose narrative, when a character undergoes a significant and permanent change in personality, values, or outlook as a result of the story's events, such a character is described as

The concept of 'dramatic irony' occurs when

The narrative technique predominantly used in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights is

Which literary device is predominantly used in Wole Soyinka's poem 'Telephone Conversation'?

The image of 'the young and strong tree' at the end of David Diop's poem 'Africa' most likely represents

In Okot p'Bitek's 'Song of Lawino', Lawino's primary complaint against her husband Ocol is that he

The theme of the conflict between tradition and modernity in African literature is MOST commonly illustrated by

Read the following passage and answer the question. 'Brother Boniface preached fire and brimstone on Sundays, yet on Mondays his hands were deep in the church treasury. He thundered against corruptio…

Read the following passage and answer the question. 'The examination hall was a battlefield without weapons. Each student bent over the question paper like a general studying a map of enemy territory…

Read the following passage and answer the question. 'The new governor arrived in the state capital with promises stacked higher than the minaret of the central mosque. Within six months, the promises…

a) Define the term 'dramatic irony' as used in literature. (2 marks) b) Distinguish between 'simile' and 'metaphor', giving ONE example of each. (4 marks) c) Identify and explain FOUR other literary d…

In Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Tess Durbeyfield is presented as a woman destroyed by the rigid moral codes and social hypocrisies of Victorian England. (a) Trace the key events that lea…

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. 'Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements. As a y…

Many works of literature explore the theme of conflict between the individual and society. (a) With reference to a prescribed prose text you have studied, explain how the theme of conflict between th…