Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 51
jamb 2019

Adeoti's Ambush may be best described as____________

AProsaic
BLyrical
CAnalogical
DMetaphorical
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Question 52
jamb 2019

A short poem that expresses an idea in a clever way is called _____

AAn Epigram
BA Limerick
CAn Ode
DA Lyric
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Question 53
jamb 2019

"You can call me a rebel, but I need a job. That's what matters to me." The repercussion of this statement by Aloho is a pointer to the theme ____

AOf Corruption
BThat patience is a virtue
COn Unemployment
DOf Retributive Justice
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Question 54
jamb 2019

Amma Darko's Faceless may be best described as a___________

ATravelogue
BSatire
CLampoon
DTragedy
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Question 55
jamb 2019

The specie of conflict exemplified in the Native Son is that of_______

Aman against society
Bman against nature
Cman against culture
Dman against man
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Question 56
jamb 2019

The narrative technique adopted in Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days is that of_________

Aa second person narrator
Ba first person narrator
Can omniscient narrator
Dnone
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Question 57
jamb 2019

Iago's hatred for Othello is deep rooted because__________

Ahe accused Othello of stealing
Bhe loves Desdemona who is married to Othello
COthello is a better warrior that he is
DOthello didn't make him the Lieutenant
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Question 58
jamb 2019

The dominant mood in Tennyson's Crossing the Bar is that of___________

AAcceptance
BAnxiety
CUncertainty
DReadiness
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Question 59
jamb 2019

The second stanza of Awonoor's Anvil and the Hammer ________

Adeals with the conflict between African traditions and westernisation
Bdeals with the disregard for African tradition
Coffers solution to the conflict between African traditions and westernisation
Dadvocates for a radical change in the perception of Africans about their culture
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Question 60
jamb 2019

A struggle between opposing forces in a story/play is________

ADenouement
BConflict
CComedy
DTragedy
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Question 61
jamb 2019

A poem is said to be good if it________

Ahas elevated style
Bhas rhyme and reason
Cis difficult to understand
Dhas a regular rhythm
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Question 62
jamb 2019

The art of using persuasive words in literary works is known as_______

ARhetoric
BDilemma
CParody
DParonomasia
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Question 63
jamb 2019

'A trouble shared is a trouble halved' illustrates the use of______

AParadox
BCliche
CPun
DMetaphor
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Question 64
jamb 2019

In drama, comic reliefs often occur in_______

Acomedies
Btragedies
Chistorical plays
Dromantic plays
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Question 65
jamb 2019

What basically distinguishes literature from other disciplines is its________

Ause of creative imagination
Bexposition of human experiences
Ccommunication of ideas
Dportrayal of places
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Question 66
jamb 2019

An overused expression is a/an _________

ACliche
BCacophony
CEpigram
DArchetype
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Question 67
jamb 2019

The atmosphere of a poem has to do with_________

ATime and Place
BRhythm and Rhyme
CTone and Mood
DVersification and Lineation
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Question 68
jamb 2019

The literary device used in line 6 is an example of______

 

ASynecdoche
BIrony
CParadox
DHyperbole
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Question 69
jamb 2019

The literary device used in line 1 is ________

ASimile
BAlliteration
CLitotes
DPersonification
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Question 70
jamb 2019

The object of the extract is____?

 

Achildishness
Bthe unchanging cycle of nature
Cthe adverse effect of old age
Dhuman being
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