Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 621
jamb 2001

John Keats' 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' expresses the idea that

Athe Grecian Urn is ancient
Bthe Grecian Urn is mysterious
Cevery work of art is beautiful
Dlife is long, art is longer
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Question 622
jamb 2001

In Rubadiri''s '' Stanley Meets Mutesa'', the poet portrays the hardship experienced by the explorer's party through

Avisual and verbal images
Bvisual and tactile images
Colfactory and visual images
Dauditory and olfactory images
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Question 623
jamb 2001

Browning's My Last Duchess apparently shows the Duke's

Ahatred for common love
Bdesire to marry beautiful women
Cappreciation of works of art
Dpraise of Fra Pandolf
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Question 624
jamb 2001

The major theme of Thomas Gray''s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'' is that death renders life

Ameaningless for the rich
Bmeaningful for the poor
Cmeaningless for all
Dmeaningful for all
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Question 625
jamb 2001

From the tone of Wole Soyinka's 'Telephone Conversation', the two persons talking hold each other in

Amutual suspicion
Bdeep affection
Chigh esteem
Doutright contempt
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Question 626
jamb 2001

In Mapanje's When This Carnival Finally Closes', the poet is describing the

Arole of spirits in a carnival
Bpreparation for a carnival
Crole of drumming and dancing in a carnival
Drole of sycophancy and bad leadership
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Question 627
jamb 2001

Tanure Ojaide's The Owl Wakes Us portrays a society that is

Aunstable
Bhunted by the owl
Cgripped with fear
Dpeaceful
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Question 628
jamb 2001

The theme of Browning's My Last Duchess' is

Aan aristocrats's marital problems
Bthe pitfalls of a duchess now dead
Can ambassador's personal life
Dthe pride and arrogance of an aristocrat
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Question 629
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The technique in which both the stage and the auditorium are involved in a lay production is called

Atheatre of the absurd
Brole-playing
Caudience participation
Dtotal theatre
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Question 630
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

An extended fictional narrative which is realistic is known as a

Adiary
Bnovel
Cnovella
Dshort story
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Question 631
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Catharsis is experienced

Aafter one has written a play
Bwhen a play is still being staged
Cbefore watching a play
Dafter watching a play
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Question 632
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A farce refers to a drama that has elements of the

Aserious
Bcomic
Csatiric
Dtragic
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Question 633
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The overwhelming pride that destroys the tragic hero is called

Atragedy
Bnemesis
Ccatharsis
Dhubris
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Question 634
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The flat character in a literary work

Ais the same as the round character
Bcannot be found in an allegory
Cis capable of growing
Dalways embodies a quality
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Question 635
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The literary device which anticipates that an event will take place is best described as

Aforeshadowing
Brising action
Cflashback
Dparody
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Question 636
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The most important concepts in poetry are

Astory and action
Bplot and rhythm
Crhythm and imagery
Dplot and character
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Question 637
jamb 2001

In Keats ' Ode on a Grecian Urn', the recurrent use of the rhetorical question in the lines above suggests

Aadmiration and amazement
Bconfusion and fear
Cshock and surprie
Dworry and sadness
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Question 638
jamb 2001

The rhyming pattern in the last stanza of Okigbo' s Hurrah for Thunder' makes the stanza

Aan octave
Ba quatrain
Ca couplet
Da sestet
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Question 639
jamb 2001

In Niyi Osundare' s ' They Too Are The Earth', the musical effect is achieved by

Arepetition
Bdouble rhymes
Cassonance
Dend rhymes
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Question 640
jamb 2001

Twelfth Night is preoccupied with the juxtaposition of

Adeath and disappointment
Bappearance and reality
Clife and disappointment
Dlove and death
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