FORM THREE SEPT MID TERM EXAMINATION 2018

024 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

TIME: 2:30 HOURS

Instructions

1. This paper consists of section A, B, C and D.

2. Answer two (2) questions from section A and one (1) question from each of
sections B, C and D.
3. Each question carries 20 marks.
4. Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room.
5. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet (s).

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 SECTION A (40 Marks)

THEORIES OF LITERATURE

Answer two (2) questions from this section

1. Analyse eight elements which makes drama look different from other works of
literature.

2. Using your own life experience show how literature and language cannot be
separated. Give five points to support your argument.

3. (a) Differentiate the following literary terms:

(i) Tragedy and comedy
(ii) Rhyme and rhythm
(iii) Tone and mood
(iv) Satire and sarcasm
(v) Novel and short stories
(b) Briefly name and explain five important elements of plot structure of drama.

SECTION B (20 Marks)

PLAYS

Answer one (1) question from this section

TEXTS:
The Lion and the Jewel - Wole Soyinka
The Trials of Brother Jero - Wole Sonyinka
The Swamp Dwellers - Wole Sonyinka
Kinjekitile - Ibrahim Hussein
Dilemma of a Ghost - Ama Ata Aidoo
The Barbed Wire - M. Rugyendo
Bedan Kimathi - Keneth Watene
The Government Inspector - N. Gogol

4. Relate the titles of the plays you have read with the ideas presented by playwrights
in two plays you have read. Give four points from each play.

5. Women oppression is a notable feature indicated by playwrights of this genre.

Support this statement using two readings of your choice from the given texts. (Use
four points from each reading).

6. Some people find themselves victims of problems of their own creation. Choose one
character from two plays you have read and show how they suffered as a result of
the problems of their own creation. (Use four points from each reading).

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 SECTION C (20 Marks)

NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES

Answer ONE (1) question from this section

TEXTS:
Tales of Amadou Koumba - David Diop
Quartet - Richard Rive
A walk in the Night and Other Stories - Alex La Guma
Houseboy - Ferdinand Oyono
The Oldman and The Medal - Ferdinand Oyono
The Concubine - Elech Amadi
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali - Djibril Tamsir Niane
Secret Lives - Ngugi wa Thiong’o
The Three Solid Stones - Martha Mvungi
Girls at War - Chinua Achebe
Uncle Tom’s Children - Richard Wright

7. Choose any two characters from two different novels and show why you sympathise
with each of them. (Use four points from each reading).

8. The coming of the white man to Africa has been the source of poverty and crimes.
Assess the validity of this statement with evidence from two readings. (Use four
points from each reading).

9. Use two readings to discuss the causes of conflicts between people in society. Use
four points from each reading to support your discussion.

SECTION D (20 Marks)

POETRY

Answer one (1) question from this section

TEXT: Selected poems – Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE)

10. Clarify the following facts about the characteristics of poetry

(i) Poetry is emotionally charged
(ii) Poetry is imaginative
(iii) Poetry is multidimensional
(iv) Poetry is economical (condensed)
(v) Poetry is personal
(vi) Poetry is rhythmic
(vii) Poetry is symbolic
(viii) Poetry is metrical (linear)
(ix) Poetry is figurative
(x) Poetry is poetic licensed

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11. Define the following poetic terms
(i) Poetry
(ii) Poem
(iii) Poet
(iv) Stanza
(v) Verse
(vi) Sonnet
(vii) Ballad
(viii) Lyric
(ix) Epic
(x) Refrain
(xi) Song

12. Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow:

EAT MORE By Joe Corrie

‘Eat more fruit!’ The slogan say,

‘More fish, more beef, more bread!’
But I’m on Unemployment more pay
My third year now, and wed.

And so I wonder when I’ll see

The slogan when I pass,
The only one that would suit me
‘Eat more Bloody Grass!’

Questions
(a) What is the poem about?
(b) What are the possible four themes found in the poem?
(c) How many stanzas are in this poem?
(d) What four figures of speech have been used in this poem?
(e) What is the tone of the poem? Give reasons for your answer.
(f) Why can the persona not afford a balanced diet?
(g) Comment on the rhyming pattern of the poem.
(h) Comment on the relevance of the poem.

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 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH MARKING SCHEME

SECTION A (40 Marks)

THEORIES OF LITERATURE
Student should answer two questions from this section

1. Introduction ( 2 marks )
 Meaning of drama
Main body (16 marks) i.e 2 marks @ each well elaborated feature of drama
– Student should provide eight points eg.
 A drama involves the use of dialogue which is the conversation between the
characters. i.e. Drama tells the story through the combination of dialogues
unlike other genres that do not use dialogues or use rare dialogues.
 There is the stage direction (the sides) when written on the script. Stage
direction refers to the words incorporated in the play with the intention of
making the reader imagine the actual performance on the stage. It makes the
reader see the play on his/her mind.
 Most plays are divided into acts and scenes. Novels and short stories are
divided into parts, sections and chapters while poems are divided into
stanzas.
 It also involves the use of curtains i.e heavy materials that screen the stage
from the audience. i.e. The act or scene in a play ends with a curtain or
blackout to show the end of an act of a scene, but this is rare to other literary
genres.
 Setting in plays is described by stage directions (the sides)
 In plays characters are represented by actions
 Events in plays are interdependent or interrelated
 Plays have a cast of characters i.e. dramatis personae (list of characters)
 Plays involves strong visual elements which takes the audience to the scene
 Plays use language of conversation e.g. gap fillers, hesitations, repetition,
interruption, colloquialism, slang, iron, contractions etc.
 In plays Actors normally perform what takes place in reality i.e. reflection of
real life. i.e. Drama is performed. Unlike other literary genres, drama is
intended to be performed before the audience.
 Characters in plays are real human beings; they are not imaginary like in
novels.
 Many plays are written in prose, that is to say, plays are written in everyday
language.
 Plays employ stage directions as a narrative point of view. Unlike novels that
do not use stage directions.

Conclusion (2 marks)
 Student should provide relevant conclusion

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2. Introduction ( 3 marks )
 Meaning of literature and language
Main body (15 marks) i.e 3 marks @ each well elaborated point eg.
 Language is a medium of communication in literature.
 Language moulds characters in literature e.g. feelings and actions of
characters are described by language.
 Literature uses language features to create mental picture in the mind of the
audience i.e imagery (Literature uses imaginative language)
 Literature uses symbols to convey social reality which are language features.
 Literature enhances language eg. Writing skills, reading skills etc.
 Literature uses language to express social setting i.e stratification especially
through code switching
Conclusion (2 marks)
 Student should provide relevant conclusion.

3. (a) Difference between the following literary terms: (10 marks i.e. 2 marks @ each
two differentiated items)
(i) Tragedy: a play which presents a serious action e.g. Lwanda Magere
while
Comedy: a play which evokes laughter and humours e.g. The Lion and
the Jewel
(ii) Rhyme: similarity of sounds at the end or middle of verses
while
Rhythm: number of stressed and unstressed syllables in verses
(iii) Tone: is the altitude or feeling of the speaker in a poem e.g. sad, etc.
while
Mood: is the feeling communicated by the poet/persona to the
Audience e.g. sad etc
(iv) Satire: a critical altitude which blends/employs humour and irony
with the intention of improving humanity.
while
Sarcasm: a touching critical approach given for the purpose of hurting
or humiliating someone, to make him or her unhappy or
angry. It is the use of words that create bitterness.
(v) Novel: a narrative prose of considerable length with plot and characters
While
Short stories: a narrative prose which is very short e.g. Girls at War

(b) Briefly naming and explaining five important elements of plot structure of
drama. (10 marks i.e. 2 marks @ item)
i) Exposition: This is the introduction of story. Here occurs the initial event
which triggers the rest of the story.
ii) Rising Action: This part begins as the opposing ideas or groups come into
conflicts and proceeds to the climax. It can also be called the complication.
iii) Climax: It is the most exciting part of the story (turning point). It is usually
the moment of greatest danger or decision-making for the protagonist.
iv) Falling Action: The falling action deals with events which occur right after
the climax. These events are usually the after-effects of the climax.
v) Resolution/Denouement: Here is the end of the falling action and the
conclusion to the story. i.e. release of dramatic tension and anxiety (catharsis
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 SECTION B (20 Marks)
PLAYS
Student should answer one question from this section

4. Introduction ( 2 marks )
 Meaning of plays and titles
Main body (16 marks) i.e 2 marks @ 8 points i.e 4 points for each play. Student
should show the titles of the plays studied relate with the ideas presented
eg. In The Lion and the Jewel
 Bride price appears between the Lion (Chief Baroka) and the Jewel (Sidi)
 Forced marriage appears between the Lion (Chief Baroka) and the Jewel (Sidi)
 Polygamy appears between the Lion (Chief Baroka) and the Jewel (Sidi)
 Conservatism of African values appears between the Lion (Chief Baroka) and
the Jewel (Sidi)
 Patronism appears between the Lion (Chief Baroka) and the Jewel (Sidi)
 Women oppression appears between the Lion (Chief Baroka) and the Jewel
(Sidi)
In The Dilemma of a Ghost
 Tribalism appears due to Ato’s dilemma (uncertainty) following cultural
alienation
 Clash of culture appears due to Ato’s dilemma (uncertainty) following cultural
alienation
 Protest against forced marriage appears due to Ato’s dilemma (uncertainty)
following cultural alienation
 Protest against propagation (superstition) appears due to Ato’s dilemma
(uncertainty) following cultural alienation
 Bride price as the outdated tradition appears due to Ato’s dilemma
(uncertainty) following cultural alienation
Conclusion (2 marks)
 Student should provide relevant conclusion.

5. Introduction ( 2 points )
 Meaning of plays and women oppression
Main body (16 marks) i.e 2 marks @ 8 points i.e 4 points for each play. Student
show how women oppression is a notable feature indicated in plays using the
negative cultural values e.g. In The Dilemma of a Ghost and The Lion and the Jewel
 Widow inheritance
 Polygamism
 Patronism
 Forced marriage
 Bride price
 Gender (domestic) violence
 Position of women as object of leisure and pleasure
 Dogmatism e.g. women should bear as many children as possible
Conclusion (2 marks)
 Student should provide relevant conclusion

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6. Introduction ( 2 marks )
 Definition of plays and characters
Main body (16 marks) i.e 2 marks @ 8 points i.e 4 points for each play. Students
hould show how characters suffered as a result of the problems of their own creation
In “The Dilemma of a Ghost” Ato Yawson faced the following due to cultural
Alienation
 Tribalism
 Uncertainty
 Class of culture
 Forced marriage
 Bride price
And in “The Lion and the Jewel”] Sidi faced the following problems due to her
ignorance and arrogance:
 Marginalization of women
 Bride price
 Forced marriage i.e due to rape
 Polygamism
 Tribalism
 Patronism

Conclusion ( 2 marks )
 Student should provide relevant conclusion.

SECTION C (20 marks)

NOVELS & SHORT STORIES

Student should answer one question from this section.

7. Introduction ( 2 marks )
 Meaning of characters
Main body (16 marks) i.e student should how why he/she sympathises with two
characters. i.e 4 points from each book.

e.g by using “Houseboy” and “The Old man and the medal” characters Toundi
Ondua (Joseph) and Meka respectively can be sypmathised because they faced
 Mental colonization
 Betrayal
 Cultural alienation
 French hypocrisy
 Racism (discrimination)
 Classes
 Victimization
 Torture
 Exploitation

Conclusion (2 marks)
 Student should provide relevant conclusion.

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8. Introduction ( 2 marks )
 Meaning of form and content

Main body (16 marks) i.e 8 points: 4 points from each reading. Student should show
how the coming of the white man to Africa has been the source of poverty and
crimes.

e.g by using “Houseboy” and “The Old man and the medal” the following things led
to formation of crimes and poverty after the coming of white man to Africa
 Mental colonization
 Betrayal
 Cultural alienation
 French hypocrisy
 Racism (discrimination)
 Classes
 Victimization
 Torture
 Exploitation
 Death (killing)

Conclusion (2 marks)
 Student should provide relevant conclusion.

9. Introduction ( 2 marks)
 Meaning of novels
Main body (16 marks) student should provide 8 points i.e. four points from each
reading showing the causes of conflicts between people in society
e.g. in “Houseboy” and “The Old man and the medal” the following the causes of
conflicts between people in society
 Mental colonization
 Betrayal
 Cultural alienation
 French hypocrisy
 Racism (discrimination)
 Classes
 Victimization
 Torture
 Exploitation
 Death (killing)
 Love affair
Such conflicts may be of the following categories
 Family conflicts
 Cultural conflicts
 Social conflicts
 Interpersonal conflicts
 Intrapersonal conflicts
Conclusion (2 marks)
 Student should provide relevant conclusion.

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 SECTION D (20 Marks)
POETRY
Student should answer one question from this section

10. Student should clarify the following facts about the characteristics of poetry

(i) Poetry is emotionally charged: poetry arouse emotions and feeling (2 marks)

(ii) Poetry is imaginative: poetry draws mental picture in the mind of the audience(2
marks)

(iii) Poetry is multidimensional: poetry presents many social realities (2 marks)

(iv) Poetry is economical (condensed): poetry uses few words to convey a lot of
information (2 marks)

(v) Poetry is personal: poetry uses a persona to express poet feelings and
experience (2 marks)

(vi) Poetry is rhythmic: poetry uses musical features such as rhymes and
rhythms i.e. poetry can be sung (2 marks)

(vii) Poetry is symbolic: poetry uses word and objects to signify abstract ideas. i.e.
one thing can represent the other thing (2 marks)

(viii) Poetry is metrical (linear): poetry is written in verse and stanza form (2
marks)

(ix) Poetry is figurative: poetry is rich in figures of speech e.g. simile, metaphor
etc. (2 marks)

(x) Poetry is poetic licensed: the poet is free not to adhere to grammatical rules in
order to achieve artistic effect e.g. emphasis or rhymes. (2 marks)

11. Student should define the following poetic terms

(i) Poetry: collection of poems (anthology) (2 marks)
(ii) Poem: metrical composition in verse and stanza form (2 marks)
(iii) Poet: the one who composes poems (2 marks)
(iv) Stanza: a group of verse lines forming a separate paragraph (2 marks)
(v) Verse: a line in a stanza or poem (2 marks)
(vi) Sonnet: a poem composed of fourteen verses in two or one stanza (2 marks)
(vii) Ballad: a dramatic poem presented in dialogue form (2 marks)
(viii) Lyric: a short poem which expresses strong feeling (2 marks)
(ix) Epic: a long narrative poem centred on a heroic figure of a race or nation (2
marks)
(x) Refrain: a verse (line) repeated at regular interval in each stanza usually at
the end of stanzas (2 marks)
(xi) Song: a composition in music form (2 marks)

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12.
(a) The poem about is about balanced diet (2 marks)
(b) The four possible themes found in the poem (4 marks i.e. I mark @ theme)
 Classes e.g. the class of the poor and the rich
 Marriage e.g. My third year now, and wed.
 Poverty e.g. ‘Eat more Bloody Grass!’
 Unemployment e.g. But I’m on Unemployment more pay
 Protest e.g. And so I wonder when I’ll see
The slogan when I pass,
(c) In this poem there are two stanzas containing four verses each (2 marks)
(d) Four figures of speech has been used in this poem (4 marks i.e. I mark @
figure of speech)
 Repetition e.g. ‘More fish, more beef, more bread!’
 Personification e.g. ‘Eat more fruit!’ The slogan say,
 Satire e.g. Eat more Bloody Grass!’
 Symbolism e.g. Eat more Bloody Grass!’
 Imageries e.g. fish, fruits, beef etc.
(e) The tone of the poem is sad and unhappy because the persona cannot afford
balanced diet according to him:
The only one that would suit me
‘Eat more Bloody Grass!’
(2 marks)
(f) The persona cannot afford a balanced diet because he is poor and
unemployed. The persona says:
But I’m on Unemployment more pay
(2 marks)
(g) The rhyming pattern of the poem is regular e.g. at
stanza one: say/pay, bread/wed
stanza two: see/me, pass/grass
(2 marks)
(h) The poem is relevant because in Tanzania there are people who cannot
afford balanced diet because of poverty. (2 marks)

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 024 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

SKILLS TO BE TESTED

PERCENTAGE WEIGHTING
S/N TOPIC

COMPREHENSION

NO OF UESTIONS
APPLICATION

EVALUATION
KNOWLEDGE

SYNTHESIS

PER TOPIC
ANALYSIS
1. THEORIES OF LITERATURE 1 1 1 3 40
2. PLAYS / DRAMA 1 3 20
3. NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES 1 1 1 3 20
4. POETRY 1 1 1 3 20
TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS 4 3 3 2 12
PERCENTAGE WEIGHTING PER SKILL 33.3 25 25 16.7 100

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