Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 781
waec 2010

The rhyming pattern of the lines is

Aabab
Babba
Caabb
Daaab
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Question 782
waec 2010

The poet uses

Aeye-rhyme
Brun-on-lines
Cend-stopped-lines
Dinternal rhyme
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Question 783
waec 2010

The mood of the poet is one of

Aanger
Bhumour
Cmelancholy
Dgaiety
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Question 784
waec 2010
A poem written in praise of someone or something is
Aa ballad
Ban epic
Ca sonnet
Dan ode
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Question 785
waec 2010
The recurrence of rhythmic pattern of stress in a poem is
Acouplet
Bmetre
Cconsonance
Dstrophe
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Question 786
waec 2010
The major distinctive feature of drama is
Adialogue
Bsetting
Cepilogue
Dplot
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Question 787
waec 2010
Unrhymed iambic pentametre lines illustrate
Arhyme scheme
Bheroic couplet
Cblank verse
Dfree verse
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Question 788
waec 2010
The limerick
Ais written to be sung
Bhas a serious subject matter
Cis always light and humorous
Duses lofty language
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Question 789
waec 2010
A short introductory speech delivered as part of a play is called
Aa preamble
Ba prologue
Can introduction
Dan epilogue
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Question 790
jamb 2010

Use the quotation below to answer this question.
Basha: You dumb skull of a bone head...you will face court martial for this. You look everywhere? You search inside toilet bowl?
Wole Soyinka: King Baabu.
The person being addressed above is a

Asoldier
Blawyer
Cstudent
Ddomestic servant
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Question 791
jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Where does the play take place?

AIn Ofosu's place
BOn the street
CIn George's place
DIn aunt's house
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Question 792
jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

The traditional order in the play is represented by

AMrs. B
BAunt
CHannah
DMaanan
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Question 793
jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Maanan expresses dislike for lawyer B because of

Athe betrayal of his wife's trust
Bthe betrayal of her father's trust
Chis condemnation of her choice of career
Dhis recent advances towards her
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Question 794
jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Romeo is banished from Mantua because he

Akills Tybalt in a street's duel
Bmarries Juliet without parental consent
Cattends Capulet's party uninvited
Dattempts to kill Paris, his rival
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Question 795
jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The spatial setting of the play is

AAthens
BVenice
CPadua
DVerona
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Question 796
jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

'O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!'
The statement above refers to

AJuliet
BRomeo
CBenvoli
DTybalt
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Question 797
jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The play is mostly written in

Ametres
Bfoot
Cblank verse
Dfree verse
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Question 798
jamb 2010

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

As the dancers move through paths strewn with glass chips, the images in Adeoti's Naked Soles change from

Apain to grief
Bsorrow to joy
Cjoy to excitement
Dinaction to action
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Question 799
jamb 2010

This question is based on George Orwell's Nighteen Eighty-four.

The party seeks power for

Aits own sake
Bits members
Cpeoples' sake
Dthe nation
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Question 800
jamb 2010

This question is based on George Orwell's Nighteen Eighty-four.

How did Winston start his rebellion against the state?

ABy engaging in anti-party activities
BWhen He spied on the party
CWhen He started a secret affair
DBy keeping a private diary
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