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Question 41
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 42
jamb 2013

The lines above end in a literary device known as

AIrony
Bconceit
Ctransfered epithet
Drhetorical question
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Question 43
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 44
jamb 2013

The figure of speech involved in the lines above is

Aepigram
Bpun
Csimile
Dpersonification
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Question 45
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 46
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 47
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 48
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 49
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 50
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 51
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 52
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 53
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 54
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 55
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 56
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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