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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1999 Literature In English Questions

Question 41:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'There was another, Sule. He put himself in uniform, made one for his five-year-old son, and marched with the infant from dawn till noon every market day on the main road singing 'Kayiwawa beturi, ''the theme song of his Burmese days.
Kofi Awoonor, '' This Earth, My Brother'
The character in the poem above is obviously a
  • A Veteran
  • B Prisoner
  • C Mercenary
  • D Refugee
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Question 42:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'You amble on
we can no longer
wait for nature's course
we must deliver
you
with
force'
Amelia House, 'Our Sun Rises'
The mood in the lines above is one of
  • A Fear
  • B Sorrow
  • C Joy
  • D Indignation
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Question 43:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In drama, the term climax is used
  • A As a figure of speech connoting beauty
  • B For the point of highest dramatic tension
  • C When the crisis in the play is resolved
  • D When the hero's tragic flaw is revealed
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Question 44:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
She bore a mind that envy could not but call fair The statement above characterizes.
  • A Maria
  • B Olivia
  • C Roderigo
  • D Viola
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Question 45:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
According to the play, the Duke of lllyria is fascinated by
  • A The idea of love
  • B The food of love
  • C Music
  • D Entertainment
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