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Literary Language And Presentation Question Paper

Literary Language And Presentation

Course:Literary Language And Presentation

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer any THREE questions.
1.
You have set out to conduct a research on the literary works of a particular East
African Writer. Identify the author and outline an academic research proposal
under the following topics:
a)
Title of the study
(2 marks)
b)
The statement of the problem
(4 marks)
c)
Methodology of research
(5 marks)
d)
Scope and limitations of the study
(4 marks) .
e)
Justification of the study
(4 marks)
f)
Tentative structure of the study
(4 marks)
2.
Discuss the similarities and differences between revision and editing and cite the
signi ficance of each in the writing process of a critical Iiterature essay.
3.
Define and briefly explain the following terms:
a)
Authoritative sources
(3 marks)
b)
Bibliography
(4 marks)
c)
Plagiarism
(4 marks)
d)
Thesis statement
(3 marks)
e)
Annotating
(3 marks)
f)
A quotation
(4 marks)
g)
Proofreading
(2 marks)
4.
Read the following poem and write an explication of it. (Credit will be given for
appropriate
use of literary language and presentation).
Agbor Dancer
John Pepper Clark
See her caught in the throb of a drum
Tippling from hide-brimmed
stem
Down lineal veins to ancestral core
Opening out in her supple tan
Limbs like fresh foliage in the sun.
See how entangled in the magic
Maze of music
In trance she treads the intricate
Pattern rippling crest after crest
To meet the green clouds ofthe forest.
Tremulous beats wake trenchant
In her heart a descant
Tingling quick to her finger tips
And toes virginal habits long
Too atrophied for pen or tongue.
Could I, early sequester''d
from my tribe,
Free a lead-tether''d
scribe
I should answer her communal call
Lose myself in her warm caress
Intervolving earth, sky and flesh.
5.
a)
How would you .prepare to write a book review.
b)
Write out a talk that you might give to a group of young writers who have
asked you to explain the purpose(s) and characteristics
of a book review.
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