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Lite 221: Critical Appreciation Skills Question Paper

Lite 221: Critical Appreciation Skills

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Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2011

INSTRUCTIONS:
Ø Answer THREE(3) questions, Questions ONE is compulsory, and any other TWO

QUESTION 1 (COMPULSORY)
1. Briefly define the following terms giving suitable examples whenever necessary.
a) Formalist criticism (3 marks)
b) Biographical criticism (3 marks)
c) Symbol (6 marks)
d) Metonymy (4 marks)
e) Alliteration and assonance (6 marks)
f) Irony (8 marks)
2. Compare and contrast the facitiness! of a short story and a novel using specific examples
from texts studied in this course.
3. “In coming to Brith, Macgoye not only presents the growth of Pauline emotionally, a country
breaking away from shakles of colonialism”. Discuss this statement against a backdrop of
the sociological critical approach.
4. Provide a critical analysis of a short story of your choice from the anthology Half A
day and Other Stories.
5. Comment systematically on the use of imagery and symbolism in the provided poem, (I speak
for the bush by Everet Standa). How effective is it?
6. ‘Literature refers to colonical works of great men and women, printed and studied in reputable
academics the world over.’ Justify or disqualify this definition of literature drawing from
illustrations you have been exposed to in the course of this study.

Lite 221: Critical Appreciation Skills Question Paper

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