Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1
jamb 2019

Fatalism is crucial element in_________

Amelodrama
Btragi-comedy
Ctragedy
Dcomedy
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Question 2
jamb 2019

'poisonous pleasure of wine' illustrates the use of_______

Aantithesis
Bmetaphor
Coxymoron
Dsynecdoche
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Question 3
jamb 2019

Chief Ade Amaka portrays_______

Abetrayal of public trust
Bfraud and misfortune
Clust and deceitfulness
Dthe evils of capitalism
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Question 4
jamb 2019

Asides being a satire, Ogodo's "Harvest of Corruption" may also be regarded as a________

Aparody
Btravelogue
Ctragedy
Dtragicomedy
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Question 5
jamb 2019

"A time to sow,
A time to reap,
A time to born,
A time to die"

This exemplies the use of ...

 

 

Aanadiplosis
Bchiasmus
Canaphora
Dhendiadys
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Question 6
jamb 2019

'The dun dun of a drum' is an example of an__________

Aeuphemism
Bonomatopoeia
Cassonance
Doxymoron
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Question 7
jamb 2019

One of the following is not significant to Morris' "The Proud King"

Adidacticism
Ballusion
Cparable
Dallegory
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Question 8
jamb 2019

... a didactic poem, especially such with animals as characters may be distinctively described as a/an_________

ARomance
Bgothic poem
Climerick
Dapologue
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Question 9
jamb 2019

Analogy is the arrangement of two ideas that are_________

Aopposite
Bsimilar
Csymbolic
Drepetitive
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Question 10
jamb 2019

Okara's reminiscence in the "Piano and Drums" as to how he walks to the farm with no shoes, marching thorns and dangerous leafs, and still finds this enjoyable creates a feeling of___________

Anostalgia
Bneglect of African culture for civilized styles
Cclash of culture
Dconfusion
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Question 11
jamb 2019

A poem of 14 lines is known as__________

Asonnet
Boctave
Csestet
Dquatrain
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Question 12
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A character whose action or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is__________

Aan antagonist
Ba foil
Can adversary
Da protagonist
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Question 13
jamb 2019

"The sudden throb of pain" in Lenrie's 'The Panic of Growing Old' signifies the_________

Anegative impacts of aging
Bdifficulties of life
Cyouthful age
Duncertainties of life
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Question 14
jamb 2019

Richard Wright's " Native Son" may be described to a/an_______

Aparody
Bpicaresque
Cbildungsroman
Dtravelogue
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Question 15
jamb 2019

Amma Darko's "Faceless" ended with________

Aan inclination of tragi-comedy
Ban epilogue narrating how Baby T's spirit revenged her death
Can epilogue narrating how Fofo started her early childhood
Dan inclination of indecisiveness
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Question 16
jamb 2019

... may be said to be a critical subject of concern in Blake's "School Boy"

Aadventurism
Bfutility of life and time
Cmoral rectitude
Dacademic development
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Question 17
jamb 2019

A story which explains a natural phenomenon is_______

Aparable
Blegend
Cmyth
Dfiction
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Question 18
jamb 2019

The bar in Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar" is a symbol for the___________

Apresence of God's and his guiding force
Bworld
Cboundary between life and death
Dgrave
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Question 19
jamb 2019

Consequent upon the act in the excerpt, ...

ADesdemona reconfessed her love for Othello
BOthello became Iago's sworn enemy
CIago successfully executed Othello
DOthello changed from being the hero to a villain
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Question 20
jamb 2019

The prevailing activity in the extract is

Athe vow of revenge and pledge of loyalty by Iago to Othello
Bevident of the conspiracy between Iago and Othello
Cthe vow by Iago to revenge upon Othello
Dreflective of Othello's rage
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