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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1984 Literature In English Questions

Question 31:
A question put, not chiefly to elicit an answer, but to make an emphatic statement is known as
  • A Paradoxial
  • B Metaphysical
  • C Logical
  • D Rhetorical
  • E Leading
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Question 32:
Writing about an abstract object as though it had human qualities is known as
  • A Apostrophe
  • B Personification
  • C Denotation
  • D Allusion
  • E Imitation
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Question 33:
A short emphatic, witty saying, often involving antithesis or paradox is an
  • A Epithet
  • B Epigram
  • C Invective
  • D Impression
  • E Analogy
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Question 34:
The plot of story generally refers to the
  • A Intrigue made by a character against the hero
  • B Intrigue made by a hero against a character
  • C Way the writer begins the story
  • D Way the writer ends the story
  • E Way in which the events of the story are organised.
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Question 35:
The protagonist of a story is generally
  • A The protest made by the principle character against his adversaries
  • B The principle character of the story
  • C The theme of the story
  • D One of the minor characters in the story
  • E The protest made by a character against the hero
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