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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1993 Literature In English Questions

Question 31:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A novel which depicts the adventures of the main character who is usually something of a rogue is a
  • A Comedy
  • B Fable
  • C Prose
  • D Picaresque
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Question 32:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'Now I fear disturbance of the quiet season Winter shall come bringing death from the sea
Ruinous spring shall beat at our doors
Root and shoot shall eat eyes and our ears'.
The dramatic technique employed in this passage is
  • A Irony
  • B Anticlimax
  • C Foreshadowing
  • D Flasback
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Question 33:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In literature, a round character is associated with
  • A Change and growth
  • B Stability and determination
  • C Simplicity and modesty
  • D Running down other characters
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Question 34:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A creative process in which abstract entities such as virtues and vices are used with intended double meaning is called
  • A Tragedy
  • B Fallacy
  • C Allegory
  • D Farce
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Question 35:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The technique used in bringing the plot of a play to an abrupt end is called
  • A Deus ex machina
  • B Endnote
  • C Climax
  • D Denouement
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