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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1985 Literature In English Questions

Question 46:
'The pen is mightier than the sword' is an example of
  • A Metonymy
  • B Antonomasia
  • C Comparison
  • D Synecdoche
  • E Paradox.
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Question 47:
In poetry, the elegiac mood typically attends the occasion or experience of
  • A Triumph and fulfilment
  • B Birth and growth
  • C Death and decay
  • D Joy and ecstacy
  • E Illumination and discovery.
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Question 48:
Brenda suddenly stiffened in her chair and half turned her ear to the window, silent like an animal waiting to spring, an alertness that transformed her face to temporary ugliness. Arthur noticed it,
'He's coming', she said 'i heard the gate open.'
In this short passage, the writer succeeds in creating
  • A Anti-climax
  • B Pity
  • C Comic relief
  • D Suspense
  • E Characters.
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Question 49:
As a literary from the short story is most closely related to
  • A Poetry
  • B The discourse
  • C Tregedy
  • D The novel
  • E Drama.
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Question 50:
'How many ages hence Shall this our lofty scene be acted over?'In this passage, lofty scene refers to
  • A A great event
  • B The meeting of the conspirators
  • C The funeral of Caesar
  • D A scene acted on a raised platform
  • E The assassination of Caesar.
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