Cameroon GCE advanced level June 2025 literature in English 2

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SECTION A – DRAMA

LORRAINE HANSBERRY: A Raisin in the Sun

1. A society governed by self-interest. How applicable is this observation to A Raisin in the Sun?
2. Discuss the use of irony in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun.

BOLE BUTAKE: And Palm-Wine Will Flow

3. Why would a non-African be interested in watching And Palm-Wine Will Flow?

4. Comment on Bole Butake’s use of symbolism in And Palm-Wine Will Flow. Elucidate with any four examples.

SECTION B – PROSE

GEORGE ORWELL: Nineteen Eighty-Four

5. Identify and comment on any three incidents in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four that leave the reader disappointed.

6. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell portrays man as a beast without a conscience. Comment on the validity of this assertion, using any three pairs of human relationships in the novel.

CHINUA ACHEBE: Anthills of the Savannah

7. “Variety is the spice that gives Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah its flavour.” Assess the relevance of this assertion using any three aspects in the novel.

8. “African Literature is rooted in oral tradition.” Illustrate this claim, using three examples from Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah.

ALOBWED’EPIE: The Lady With A Beard

9. Emade is solely to blame for her predicament in Alobwed’Epie’s The Lady With A Beard. Do you agree?

10. Write short notes on any three of the following;

a) Mechane’s death.

b) The Brook of the Serpent

c) Contrast in character

d) The Healing of the Nursing Mother’s (Mbole’s) breast

e) Inheritance

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SECTION C: POETRY

GEOFFREY CHAUCER: The General Prologue and The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale

11. Using four examples, examine Chaucer’s use of symbolic physical settings in The General Prologue and The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale.

12. Chaucer’s intention is always serious, yet he pokes fun at human foibles in varying ways. Using valid examples from The General Prologue and The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale, comment on the validity of this assertion.

JOHN KEATS: Selected Poems

13. With reference to any four elements, show how Keats uses landscape in your selection.

14. What elements of Romanticism are found in Keats’ poetry? Support your answer with references to any three poems of your choice.

WOLE SOYINKA (ed): Poems of Black Africa

15. “In African poetry, the woman is both scorned and revered.” Illustrate this view with reference to any three poems of your choice.

16. Using any three poems from your selection, show how African poets make use of elements of prose and drama in their art.