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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 6:
This question is based on J.C Graft's Sons and Daughters,Now look what we have:a permanent bloom of ugly paper flowers!'The device used by Aaron in the excerpt above is
  • A Suspense
  • B Rhetorical questions
  • C Oxymoron
  • D Allegory
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Question 7:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietWhen Friar Lawrence asks if the bride is ready, he wants to know if
  • A Juliet is prepared
  • B Roseline is prepared
  • C The corpse is ready
  • D The birde is dressed
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Question 8:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.....So tedious is this day As is the night before some festival To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not wear them'.What makes Juliet's night so tedious is the
  • A Murder of Tybalt by Romeo
  • B Arranged marriage between her and Paris
  • C Eagerness to be married to Romeo
  • D Unconsummated marriage with Romeo
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Question 9:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.....So tedious is this day As is the night before some festival To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not wear them'.The literary device used in the excerpt is
  • A Euphemism
  • B Simile
  • C Sarcasm
  • D Bathos
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Question 10:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietThe atmosphere of tragedy in the play is created through the use of
  • A Dreams and foreboding
  • B Fights and quarrels
  • C Wars and hatred
  • D Ideas and dramatization
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