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Introduction To Poetry B(Litt 112) Question Paper

Introduction To Poetry B(Litt 112)

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

TIME : 2 HOURS

Instruction:
Answer three questions
Question One
Explain the main differences between:
Figure of speech and figure of thought
Free verse and metred verse
Synecdoche and Metonymy
Ballad and Ode

Question Two
With the help of appropriate examples describe the principle characteristics of an epic poem. (20 marks)

Question Three
"An ancient category of the elegy is the pastoral elegy in which the poet or mourner and the dead or the mourned, who is also a poet, are characterized as shepherds." From the above statement critically examine the fundamental convention of the elegy through the renaissance period.

Question Four
Discuss the sound effects achieved in poetry and how they link with music.

Question Five
Citing relevant examples in the anthology poem from East Africa. Explain the following:
Synecdoche
Allegory
Rhyme
Symbolism
Paradox

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