Themes and Characterisation
GCE Literature in English

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…

When an author reveals a character's personality through what other characters say about that character, the technique employed is known as

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

A foil character in a literary work primarily serves to

Which of the following BEST distinguishes a major theme from a minor theme in a literary work?

A character who remains essentially unchanged throughout the course of a narrative is referred to as a

The theme of betrayal in a literary work is MOST effectively conveyed when

When a writer uses a minor character solely to represent a particular social group or type without individualising that character, the character is described as

The technique by which an author presents a character's random, unfiltered thoughts as they occur in the character's mind, without logical sequence or editorial organisation, is known as

In Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo's tragic flaw is BEST described as his

In literature, a theme is best described as