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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1986 Literature In English Questions

Question 31:
Tunde's long and vigorous speech was followed by a deafening silence.
The phrase deafening silence is used as a figure of speech called
  • A Oxymoron
  • B Metaphor
  • C Simile
  • D Hyperbole.
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Question 32:
'No; This my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green and red .'
In the above lines the figure of speech used is
  • A Metaphor
  • B Simile
  • C Hyperbole
  • D Paradox
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Question 33:
When the speech is written so as to be understood in one way by a certain character, while the audience or another character understands it to have some secret and special meaning, the literary device used in this context is called
  • A Dramatic irony
  • B Paradox
  • C Allusion
  • D Hyperbole.
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Question 34:
The epilogue in a play refers to the
  • A Conflict in the play
  • B Tail-piece
  • C Opening chorus
  • D Dramatic action.
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Question 35:
Which of the following is NOT a form of poetic expression
  • A Sestet
  • B Lyric
  • C Sonnet
  • D Elegy.
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