Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 21
waec 2002

Poetry is defined by

Awords written in sequence
Bcondensed use of language
Cevocation of feelings
Dlegends and myths
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Question 22
waec 2002

In "to eat of the tree", the device used is

AIrony
Bpersonification
Callusion
Dsynecdoche
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Question 23
waec 2002
The paragraph in prose can be compared to _ in poetry
Acouplet
Bline
Cstanza
Dverse
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Question 24
waec 2002
A poem which tells a story in the form of a song is a/an
Aepic
Bballad
Cpastoral
Deulogy
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Question 25
waec 2002
The expression of unpleasant experiences in a mild way is
Ahyperbole
Bmetaphor
Ceuphemism
Dparadox
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Question 26
waec 2002
An ode is a
Apoem about love
Bpoem of mouring
Cpraise poem
Dnarrative poem
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Question 27
waec 2002
The first eight lines of a sonnet is a/an
Atercet
Bsestet
Coctave
Dquatrain
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Question 28
waec 2002
A couplet is
Aa pastorial poem
Btwo successive rhyming lines
Ca love poem
Dtwo successive unrhyming lines
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Question 29
jamb 2002

this Question is based on J.P. Clark''s The Wives'' Revolt.

The plot of the play is lineal as reflected in the

Aepisodic nature of the play
Bmovement of the women
Carrangement of the events in the play
Dprogression of the argument of Okoro
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Question 30
jamb 2002

this Question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
OKORO: I'll kill her today.
IDAMA: No, you won't. There, run, Koko, oh,
I say run![He pushes her gently but
firmly towards her room]
The event above happens in

Alyara when Okoro discovrs Koko's infidelity
BErhuwaren whn Koko suspects and accuses her husband
CErhuwaren when Okoro suspects Koko of infidelity
DErhuwaren before Koko's return from lyara
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Question 31
jamb 2002

this Question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
The highest measure women in the community can take to register their protest is to

Atake to prostition
Bcarry out the nude act
Cabando their husbands
Dabadon their children
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Question 32
jamb 2002

this Question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
The play is preoccupied with

Athe fight by women to keep their goats
Bthe evil that oil money breeds
Cwomen liberation from male domination
Dwomen's protest against men's wickedness
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Question 33
jamb 2002

this Question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
Characterization in the play is

Aeconomical but ineffective
Bconomical and effective
Celaborate but ineffective
Delaborate and effective
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Question 34
jamb 2002

this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Kate could best be described as

As mild tempered heroine
Ban unassuming aristocrat
Ca hot-tempered aristocrat
Dan acutely sensitive character
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Question 35
jamb 2002

this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Hardcastle:
And I love every thing that's old old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines; and I believe, Dorothy (taking her hand) you'll own I have been pretty fond of an old wife.
Mrs. Hardcastle,
you're forever at your Dorothy's, and your old wife's. You may be a Darby, but l'll be no Joan, I promise you I am not so old as you'd make me, by more than one good year.
The dialogue above reveals the couple's

Afear of the unknown
Bdifference in lifestyle
Clove for each other
Dhumorous disposition
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Question 36
jamb 2002

this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Form the stage directions it is apparent that Oliver Goldsmith makes use of a

Aset each for the upper and lower classes
Bdifferent set for each Act
Cvariety of sets to suit the subject matter
Dsingle set in the whole play
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Question 37
jamb 2002

this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
In the play the general picture depicted is that of

Alower-class degeneracy
Bsucceefully arranged marriages
Cchaotic value systems
Dclaerly focused personalities
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Question 38
jamb 2002

this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The play is essentially about the

Atheft of Mis Neville's trinket box
Bcomedy of errors of one night
Cincompatibility of Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle
Dlove affair between Kate and Marlow
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Question 39
jamb 2002
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A limerick has
Aornate style, humour, irony and seven lines
Bhumour, rhyme scheme and five lines
Cformal and elaborate style and humour
Da stinging climax, rhyme scheme and five lines
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Question 40
jamb 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A system of plot development which creates the future through anticipation and the past through memory is

Adeja vu
Bavant-garde
Cmedieval
Dmetaphysical
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