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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 2005 Literature In English Questions

Question 31:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Cast in a play refers to
  • A All the actors
  • B Three of the actors
  • C A few of the actors
  • D An exclusive social class in the play
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Question 32:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A tragic hero, according to the Aristotelian precept, must be a
  • A Noble character with hubris
  • B Lowly character who suddenly stumbles on some fortunes
  • C King with deep affection for his subjects
  • D Central character after whom the play is named
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Question 33:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A careful choice of words dictated by a particular mood or an event refers to
  • A Regression
  • B Cadence
  • C Rhyme
  • D Tone
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Question 34:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
The insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the specific subject under discussion in a given work is called
  • A Digression
  • B Flashback
  • C Regression
  • D Reverie
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Question 35:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
When an object is invested with a meaning beyond its immediate reference, it becauses
  • A An irony
  • B A symbol
  • C A subject
  • D An epigram
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