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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 41:
This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA metrical foot of two stressed or long syllables is called
  • A A spondee
  • B A trochee
  • C An anapest
  • D An iamb
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Question 42:
This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA group of three lyric stanzas in classical Greek poetry is referred to as
  • A Triplet
  • B Triolet
  • C Trilogy
  • D Triad
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Question 43:
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Biokun: I did it for her!Let theme laugh!Let them condemn me. I who have always derided superstition. I have gone back to the shrine of Olokun. At least if he dies, Oroki will know I tried everything.Femi Osofisan: No More the Wasted BreedBiokun's mood in this passage is one of
  • A Desperation
  • B Frustration
  • C Anger
  • D Anxiety
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Question 44:
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'My song is the root touching other roots in a covenant below the crust...Niyi Osundara: Waiting LaughtersThe imagery used in the second line of the extract above is
  • A Olfactory
  • B Visual
  • C Tactile
  • D Auditory
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Question 45:
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'The huge sacrifice that ward off death The big offering that prevents diseases......Femi Osofisan: MorountodunThe poem above can best be described as
  • A Epic
  • B Heroic
  • C Praise
  • D Quatrain
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