Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 31
jamb 2019

A poem of 14 lines is known as__________

Asonnet
Boctave
Csestet
Dquatrain
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Question 32
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A character whose action or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is__________

Aan antagonist
Ba foil
Can adversary
Da protagonist
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Question 33
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"The sudden throb of pain" in Lenrie's 'The Panic of Growing Old' signifies the_________

Anegative impacts of aging
Bdifficulties of life
Cyouthful age
Duncertainties of life
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Question 34
jamb 2019

Richard Wright's " Native Son" may be described to a/an_______

Aparody
Bpicaresque
Cbildungsroman
Dtravelogue
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Question 35
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Amma Darko's "Faceless" ended with________

Aan inclination of tragi-comedy
Ban epilogue narrating how Baby T's spirit revenged her death
Can epilogue narrating how Fofo started her early childhood
Dan inclination of indecisiveness
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Question 36
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... may be said to be a critical subject of concern in Blake's "School Boy"

Aadventurism
Bfutility of life and time
Cmoral rectitude
Dacademic development
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Question 37
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A story which explains a natural phenomenon is_______

Aparable
Blegend
Cmyth
Dfiction
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Question 38
jamb 2019

The bar in Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar" is a symbol for the___________

Apresence of God's and his guiding force
Bworld
Cboundary between life and death
Dgrave
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Question 39
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Consequent upon the act in the excerpt, ...

ADesdemona reconfessed her love for Othello
BOthello became Iago's sworn enemy
CIago successfully executed Othello
DOthello changed from being the hero to a villain
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Question 40
jamb 2019

The prevailing activity in the extract is

Athe vow of revenge and pledge of loyalty by Iago to Othello
Bevident of the conspiracy between Iago and Othello
Cthe vow by Iago to revenge upon Othello
Dreflective of Othello's rage
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Question 41
jamb 2019

What incident ignited the excerpt above?

Athe taking of a vow of revenge
BOthello's rage about Desdemona's betrayal
CIago's conspiracy with Brabantio to kill Othello
DDesdemona and Emilia's discussion on the lost handkerchief
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Question 42
jamb 2019

Adeoti's "Ambush" ends on a note of___________

Adespair
Bbright aspirations
Ccourage
Duncertainty
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Question 43
jamb 2019

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

Agothic
Bbiographical
Cepistolary
Dautobiographical
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Question 44
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 45
jamb 2019

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

AEpistrophe
BEllipsis
CHypallage
DHendiady
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Question 46
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 47
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 48
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 49
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 50
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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