Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 331
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 332
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 333
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 334
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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Question 335
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

Action without speech in a play is
Aepilogue
Bmime
Csoliloquy
Daside
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Question 336
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

The figure of speech in which the writer means the exact opposite of what he intends to say is
Aparadox
Bmetaphor
Csatire
Dirony
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Question 337
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A literary work that ridicules the shortcomings of people or ideas is
Aan irony
Ba fable
Ca masque
Da satire
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Question 338
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A device used in poetry to achieve emphasis or stress a point is known as
Aassonance
Brepetition
Calliteration
Drhyme
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Question 339
jamb 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A fable is a brief narrative illustrating wisdom and

Acustom
Btruth
Curgency
Dorigin
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Question 340
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a
Astanza in poetry
Bmeter in poetry
Ctrope in poetry
Dverse in poetry
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Question 341
jamb 2013
These question is based on General Literary Principles.

A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is
Aflashback
Bforeshadowing
Cinterlude
Danti-climax
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Question 342
jamb 2012

These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

The theme of Cope's Sonnet VII is

Aart of poetry
Badventure
Ccontempt for literature
Disolation
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Question 343
jamb 2012

These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

The casualties in Launko's End of the War

Awomen
Bchildren
Cmen
Dsoldiers
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Question 344
jamb 2012

These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

"We would be believing we dreamt it"

The figure of speech in the line above from Acquah's In the Navel of the Soul is

Aapostrophe
Bassonance
Cantithesis
Dalliteration
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Question 345
jamb 2012

These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

Elliot's The Journey of the Magi could be said to examine the issues of

Athree trees on the low sky
Bempty wine-skins
Cspiritual rebirth
Dholy pilgrimage
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Question 346
jamb 2012

These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

In Lawrence's Bat, the poet compares bats with

Asparrows
Bswans
Cswallows
Dcrows
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Question 347
jamb 2012

These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

"...the youthful hue/sits on thy skin like a morning due..."

The excerpt above from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of

Asimile
Banaphora
Cparadox
Donomatopia
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Question 348
jamb 2012

These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

Give Me The Minstrel's Seat ends on a clarion call for

Afreedom
Bpeace
Crectitude
Dcommitment
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Question 349
jamb 2012

These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

In Kunene's A Heritage of Liberation, the weapons are to be preserved for the generation yet unborn by the

Agods
Belders
Cpeople
Dgovernment
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Question 350
jamb 2012

These qustion is 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: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

One of the dominant themes if Rubadin's An African Thunderstorm is the

Arelationship between man and woman
Bactivities of man during rainy seasons
Ceffect of rain on women and children
Dproblem of climate change
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