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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1990 Literature In English Questions

Question 31:
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.
When a character in a literary work exists primarily to enhance, through contrast, the portrayal of the personal traits of another character is a
  • A Protagonist
  • B Antagonist
  • C Mirror character
  • D Foil
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Question 32:
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.
A statement whose meaning is contrary to that openly expressed is an example of
  • A Metaphor
  • B Oxymoron
  • C Irony
  • D Personification
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Question 33:
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.
Which of the following is central to narrative fiction?
  • A Sequence of events
  • B Dialogue
  • C Objectivity
  • D Subjectivity
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Question 34:
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.
Which of the following could be applicable to all genres?
  • A Symbolism
  • B Rhythm
  • C Action
  • D Narration
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Question 35:
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.
A paradox is
  • A Applied to a word or combination of words whose sound resembles the sense
  • B A statement which seems self-contraditory or absurd, yet turns out to have a valid meaning
  • C An episode of pantomime introduced through gesture and bodily movement in a play
  • D An elaborately conceived poem expressing an urban poet's nostalgia for life in the country
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