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Question 11

jamb 2013

The question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

"What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate
the word As I hate hell, all Montagues,
and thee Have at thee,coward!"

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the lines above reveal the speaker as a

Areal Montague

Btrouble shooter

Cviolence seeker

Dpeace maker

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Question 12

jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if....

The lines depict James as a

Atraditionalist

Bchristian

Cpagan

Dmuslim

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Question 13

jamb 2013

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST AFRICAN vERSE.

The language of Cope's Sonnet VII is

Apoetic

Bdifficult

Ccomplicated

Dsimple

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Question 14

jamb 2013

These question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

'Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe; A villain that is hither come in spite, To scorn at our solemnity this night.'
The villain in the excerpt above is

Aengaging in a shouty match

Bholding a sword to commit murder

Cattempting to steal

Dattending a feast uninvited

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Question 15

jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

From the play, the character of Aaron represents the

Anew generation

Bold generation

Cpainters

Dart work

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Question 16

jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Aaron'...All I need really is a place in an Art school, engineering can go hang itself.

The dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above is

Apersonification

Bmetaphor

Cmetonymy

Dsynecdoche

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Question 17

jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if....

The speaker is referring to

AFosuwa

BAwere

CMaanan

DHannah

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Question 18

jamb 2013

"Will college make you a better Olokun
priest?
Will it make you serve our ancestors
better?
Look at me. An able-bodied, strong-
hearted priest
of Olokun. Did I go to college?"

Grace Osifo: Dizzy

The literary device used in the passage above is

Aonomatopoeia

Bmetaphor

Csimile

Dparallelism

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Question 19

jamb 2013

From the poem above, "No lover is peaceful while the rival weeps" means that

Athe pain of one lover is felt by the other

Bthere is no permanent love

Cthere is true and permanent love

Dthe two lovers weep together

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Question 20

jamb 2013

The theme of the poem above is

Anon-peaceful nature of love

Bdiminishing nature of love

Cpermanence of love

Ddecaying nature of wood

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Question 21

jamb 2013

These question is based on Literary Appreciation.

"Busy old fool, unruly sun,
Why dost thou thus."

J. Donne:The Sun Rising

From the lines above, the poet sees the sun as

Aillumination after darkness

Ban unnecessary evil

Ca necessary evil

Da light provider

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Question 22

jamb 2013

These question is based on Literary Appreciation.

Oh incomprehensible God!
Shall my pilot be
My inborn stars to that
Final call to thee...

The literary device used in the first line is

Aburlesque

Brhetoric

Cpassion

Dapostrophe

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Question 23

jamb 2013

The lines above end in a literary device known as

AIrony

Bconceit

Ctransfered epithet

Drhetorical question

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Question 24

jamb 2013

The lines above shows that the persona

Aso hates the words of the girl

Bunderstands the girl's songs

Cdoes not understand the girl's language

Dis so much in love with the girl

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Question 25

jamb 2013

The figure of speech involved in the lines above is

Aepigram

Bpun

Csimile

Dpersonification

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Question 26

jamb 2013

The excerpts above suggests

Awelcoming the sun

Bindictment of the sun

Cpraise of nature

Dinvitation to the sun

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Question 27

jamb 2013

These question is based on Literary Appreciation.

"Women as a clam, on the sea's crescent
I saw your jealous eye quench the sea's
Fluorescence, dance on the pulse
incessant.

Wole Soyinka:Night
The lines above suggests that women are

Adogmatic

Bseers

Cmagicians

Dcovetous

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Question 28

jamb 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.

The speech made by a character to himself on stage is

Aaside

Bsoliloquy

Cmonologue

Depilogue

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Question 29

jamb 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A mistake committed by the hero which leads to his downfall is known as

Aclimax

Btragic flaw

Ccomic relief

Dterse

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Question 30

jamb 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A literary work that teaches moral is said to be

Ainstructive

Bcorrective

Cimpressive

Ddidactic

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