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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1998 Literature In English Questions

Question 31:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called
  • A Short verses
  • B Rhythmic verses
  • C Free verses
  • D Irregular verses
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Question 32:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
When two statements or comparisons are apparently contradictory, we have an example of
  • A Irony
  • B Paradox
  • C Contrast
  • D Parallelism
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Question 33:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
Shelly''Ode to the West Wind'
The literary device used here is
  • A An apostrophe
  • B An allegory
  • C A poetic license
  • D A rhetoric
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Question 34:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A melodramatic play is based on
  • A A melodious manipulation of events
  • B Ingredients that mllow down events
  • C Sensational plot and characters
  • D The playwright's didactic overtones
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Question 35:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In drama, a conspicuous weakness in the character of the protagonist contributing to his downfall is referred to as
  • A An anagnorisis
  • B A tragic flaw
  • C A catharsis
  • D A catastrophe
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