Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 31
jamb 2005
This question is based on Literary Principles
'History's stammerer when will your memory master the vowels of your father's name?
Niyi Osundare: Waiting Laughter's
The literary device used in the excerpt above is
Aapostrophe
Brhetorical question
Cpun
Drun-on-line
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Question 32
jamb 2005
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A short, carefully phrased expression meant to elicit amusement and surprise is
Ahyperbole
Blimerick
Ctercet
Dwit
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Question 33
jamb 2005
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Unity of time in a tragedy implies that all actions should take place
Asimultaneously
Bintermittently
Cin a single revolution of the sun
Dwithin the same locale
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Question 34
jamb 2005
This question is based on General Literary Principles
When an object is invested with a meaning beyond its immediate reference, it becauses
Aan irony
Ba symbol
Ca subject
Dan epigram
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Question 35
jamb 2005
This question is based on General Literary Principles
The insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the specific subject under discussion in a given work is called
Adigression
Bflashback
Cregression
Dreverie
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Question 36
jamb 2005
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A careful choice of words dictated by a particular mood or an event refers to
Aregression
Bcadence
Crhyme
Dtone
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Question 37
jamb 2005

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A tragic hero, according to the Aristotelian precept, must be a

Anoble character with hubris
Blowly character who suddenly stumbles on some fortunes
Cking with deep affection for his subjects
Dcentral character after whom the play is named
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Question 38
jamb 2005
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Cast in a play refers to
Aall the actors
Bthree of the actors
Ca few of the actors
Dan exclusive social class in the play
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Question 39
jamb 2005
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Aesthetics in literature has to do with the creation of
Aimagery
Blines
Cbeauty
Dthemes
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Question 40
jamb 2005
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A poem without a regular rhyme scheme is a
Atraditional poem
Bballad
Clyrical poem
Dblank verse
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Question 41
jamb 2005
This question is based on General Literary Principles
The predominant use of the third-person pronoun in a novel creates a
Asense of detachment on the part of the writer
Bsense of detachment on the part of the reader
Cpsychological affinity with the characters
Dbalance of opinion among the characters
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Question 42
jamb 2005

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
In On His Blindness, Milton uses the experience of his blind state to

Acondemn himself
Bappreciate God
Cabuse God
Ddisregard his fellow men
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Question 43
jamb 2005

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

In Keats 'On the Grasshopper and Cricket 'poetry of earth' refers to

Apoetry written about earth
Bsongs by grasshopper and cricket
Cpoetry written by mother earth
Dsongs by birds, grasshoppers and crickets
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Question 44
jamb 2005

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
'And the name died before the man.'From the statement above in Houseman's To an Athlate Dying Young, what happens to the athlata?

AHe comes to a disgreaceful end
BHe loses his medial to another
CHe dies eventually
DHe dies prematurely
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Question 45
jamb 2005

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
The poet-persona in Serenade is

Aboastful
Barrogant
Cpersuasive
Ddeceptive
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Question 46
jamb 2005

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Cheney-Coker's Myopia, the myopic ones are the

Apeasants
Brulers
Cpoets
Dtraders
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Question 47
jamb 2005

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
The tone of Ofeimun's We Must Learn Again to Fly is that

Aencouragement
Bdiscouragement
Cdisappointment
Denthusiasm
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Question 48
jamb 2005

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
The subject matter of Senghor's I will Pronounce Your Name is

AElissa
BNaett
Clove
Da nameless girl
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Question 49
jamb 2005

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
J.P Clark's Agbor Dancer portrays

Aa sophisticated dancer
Ba girl attuned to her culture
Can uncivilized dancer
Da wild girl
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Question 50
jamb 2005

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
The theme of Wangusa's A Taxi Driver on His Death is

Athe taxi driver's contemplation of the vehicle as the likely cause of his death
Bthat a driver's death must surely be caused by his vehicle
Cthe danger in the driving profession
Dthat roads are death-traps for drivers
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