Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 161
jamb 2019

Adeoti's "Ambush" ends on a note of___________

Adespair
Bbright aspirations
Ccourage
Duncertainty
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Question 162
jamb 2019

A novel written in form of a letter is said to be_______

Agothic
Bbiographical
Cepistolary
Dautobiographical
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Question 163
jamb 2019

A dramatic type directed against an individual or a private institute with the intent to severely ridicule is called_________

Asatire
Bburlesque
Ccaricature
Dlampoon
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Question 164
jamb 2019

A transferred epithet is popularly known as a/an ........

AEpistrophe
BEllipsis
CHypallage
DHendiady
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Question 165
jamb 2019

In literary criticism, a casual reference to a figure or an event is regarded as a/an_______

Apersonification
Bmetonymy
Cmetaphor
Dallusion
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Question 166
jamb 2019

... is the illustration which serves to persuasively sustain the interest of the readers in a literary piece

Astoryline
Bnarrative hook
Cplot
Dsuspense
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Question 167
jamb 2019

The mood of Diop's 'Vanity' is__________

Aexpressed through rhetorical questions
Bcondemnation
Cexpressed through the use of innuendos
Dconcern
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Question 168
jamb 2019

'Nightfall! Nightfall!
You are my mortal enemy'


The figurative name for the manner in which Nightfall is directly addressed is______

Aallusion
Ban ode
Cmetaphor
Dapostrophe
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Question 169
jamb 2019

Which one of the following is most influential to the substance of Hallowell's "The Dinning Table"?

Athe structure of the poem
Bthe atmosphere of the poem
Cthe poetic style
Dthe setting of the poem
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Question 170
jamb 2019

There is a predominance of words associated with________

Agovernance
Bnature
Cnurture
Dcelebration
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Question 171
jamb 2019

The run-on lines convey the speaker's_______

 

Alamentation
Bdisappointment
Cdefiance
Dindignation
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Question 172
jamb 2019

'The earth has stopped breathing and sighed' illustrates__________

Abathos
Bparadox
Cclimax
Dpersonification
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Question 173
jamb 2019

The mood of the poet is one of________

Aloneliness
Bhopelessness
Chappiness
Drecklessness
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Question 174
jamb 2019

The theme of the poem is__________

Adrought and heat
Babomination and retribution
Csickness and death
Dfamine and disease
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Question 175
jamb 2019

Awonoor's 'The Anvil and the Hammer' is best described as a/an___________

Afree verse
Bblank verse
Code
Dapologue
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Question 176
jamb 2019

'The fair breeze blew
The white foam flew
The furrow followed free
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.'


The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is

Aalliteration
Brepetition
Cparadox
Drhyme scheme
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Question 177
jamb 2019

In Herbert's "The Pulley", God's supremacy is exemplified through______

AHis withholding of the gift of rest
Bthe insatiable nature of man's needs
CHis unending love for mankind
DHis blessings of man with many gifts
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Question 178
jamb 2019

'They are as fearsome as they are fearless' is an example of______

Aantithesis
Bpun
Coxymoron
Dsimile
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Question 179
jamb 2019

Bayo Adebowale portrayed Yaremi as resilient, self reliant and strong willed particularly to__________

Arebuke African superstitious beliefs
Brepresent the image of African traditionalism
Ccondemn male chauvinism
Ddemonstrate the plight of widowhood
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Question 180
jamb 2019

The setting of Shakespeare's Othello is____________

AVerona
BVenice
Cthe Faroe Islands
DBulgaria
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