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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1999 Literature In English Questions

Question 31:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A humorous play based on an unrealistic situation is considered in drama as
  • A Comedy
  • B Tragdy
  • C Farce
  • D Burlesque
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Question 32:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The device used by writers to give truths by indirection is called
  • A Irony
  • B Paradox
  • C Hyperbole
  • D Satire
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Question 33:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The arrangement of incidents in a novel in which one action precipitates another is called
  • A Sub theme
  • B Chronology
  • C Suspense
  • D Causality
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Question 34:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The theme of a literary work is the
  • A Dominant pre-occupation of the work
  • B Interesting issues raised in the work
  • C Different views on a particular topic
  • D Psychological issues in the work
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Question 35:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A metaphor in which objects, persons and events in a story are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself is
  • A Fable
  • B Personification
  • C Allegory
  • D Symbolism
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