cameroon gce june 2015 ENGLISH Literature paper 2

SECTION A – DRAMA
ROBERT BOLT: A Man for All Seasons

1. A Man for All Seasons demonstrates the conflict between absolute authority and individual freedom. Discuss.
2. Much of the dramatic excitement in A Man for All Seasons depends on the use of costumes, sounds, actions and stage props. Comment.
WOLE SOYINKA: The Trials of Brother Jero
3. The Trials of Bother Jero is interesting to read due to Soyinka’s effective use of suspense. Discuss the validity of
this statement.
4. Write short notes on any three of the following: (a) Amope (b) The Drummer Boy (c) The Beach (d) The Old Prophet (e) Hypocrisy.

SECTION B – PROSE
ERNEST HEMINGWAY: The Old Man and the Sea

5. “Nature and man in harmony.” To what extent does this statement reflect Hemingway’s concerns in The Old Man
and the Sea?
6. What makes Santiago a legendary figure in The Old Man and the Sea?
BESSIE HEAD: A Question of Power
7. How true is the religious saying that, “weeping may tarry in the night but joy comes in the morning” to Elizabeth’s
experiences in Bessie Head’s A Question of Power?
8. Discuss the use of allusions in A Question of Power.
LINUS ASONG: No Way to Die
9. “It is women not men who make things happen in Asong’s No Way to Die.” To what extent is this true?
10. Discuss Asong’s use of coincidences in No Way to Die.

SECTION C – POETRY
GEOFFREY CHAUCER: The General Prologue and The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale

11. Discuss Chaucer’s use of imagery in The General Prologue and The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale.
12. With close references to any four instances drawn from The General Prologue and The Pardoner’s Prologue and
Tale, discuss the impact of drinking on the medieval society.
WILLIAM BLAKE: Selected Poems
13. Using any three poems of your choice, explain how Blake develops the themes of liberty and freedom, sexual repression and duality.
14. Write a critical appreciation of Blake’s “The Book of Thel”, paying attention to subject matter, style and total impression.
WOLE SOYINKA(ed): Poems of Black Africa
15. With reference to any three poems from the selection show how African poets paint a negative picture of their metropolis.
16. The African poet draws inspiration from myths and legends of his culture. Discuss the relevance of this statement
with reference to any three poems.

 

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