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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1984 Literature In English Questions

Question 36:
What we call 'tragic flaw' is the
  • A Element of plot that makes a work dramatic
  • B Typographical error occuring in a work of drama
  • C Pronunciation error made by an actor on stage
  • D Unsuccessful play written by an other wise great dramatist
  • E Weakness in character responsible for the downfall of a dramatic hero.
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Question 37:
A well known epic in English literature is
  • A Robinson Crusoe
  • B The Marchant of Venice
  • C Sons and Lovers
  • D Treasure Island
  • E Paradise lost.
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Question 38:
'Assonance' is the product of a poet's use of
  • A Masculine ryhme
  • B Many consonant
  • C Regular ryhme
  • D Similar sounding vowels
  • E Imaginative metaphors.
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Question 39:
To be complete, a play MUST have
  • A A prologue
  • B An epilogue
  • C Dramatic irony
  • D A conflict
  • E Several soliloquies.
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Question 40:
Which of the following was not written by Wole Soyinka?
  • A The interpreters
  • B The Lion and the jewel
  • C The Trials of Brother Jero
  • D Kongi's Harvest
  • E The Strong Breed.
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