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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 2010 Literature In English Questions

Question 36:
These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
Pun as a literary device deals with
  • A Placing words side by side
  • B Playing on words
  • C Arragement of words
  • D Placing two opposite phrases
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Question 37:
These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
In a narrative poem,the poet attempts to
  • A Describe a place
  • B Preach a sermon
  • C Tell a story
  • D Summarize a story
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Question 38:
These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
The account of an experiences of an individuals during the course of a journey is known as
  • A An autobiography
  • B A catalogue
  • C A memoir
  • D A travelogue
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Question 39:
These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
Satirical writing employs
  • A Synechdoche
  • B Irony
  • C Onomatipoeia
  • D Epigram
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Question 40:
These questions are based on Literary Appreciation.
use the quotation below to answer these two questions
'Bash: You dumb skull of a bone head... you will face court martial for this. You look everywhere? You search inside toilet bowl?
Wole Soyinka: King Baabu
The person being addressed above is a
  • A Stucent
  • B Domestic servant
  • C Lawyer
  • D Soldier
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