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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 2014 Literature In English Questions

Question 46:
'I wonder how long, you awful parasites, Shall
share with me this little bed, And awake me, from
my sweet dreams be lost,By sucking blood from
my poor head...'
Mbure:To a Bed-Bug
The lines above are an example of a
  • A Light verse
  • B Light opera
  • C Limerick
  • D Lampoon
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Question 47:
'I wonder how long, you awful parasites, Shall
share with me this little bed, And awake me, from
my sweet dreams be lost,By sucking blood from
my poor head...'
Mbure:To a Bed-Bug
From the lines above, the poet persona expresses dismay about
  • A Grasshoppers
  • B Bed-bugs
  • C Bat
  • D Cockroaches
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Question 48:
'I wonder how long, you awful parasites, Shall
share with me this little bed, And awake me, from
my sweet dreams be lost,By sucking blood from
my poor head...'
Mbure:To a Bed-Bug
The most dominant figure of speech in the excerpts above is
  • A Personification
  • B Hyperbole
  • C Metaphor
  • D Simile
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Question 49:
You
Your head is like a drum that is beaten
for spirits
Your ears are like the fans used for
blowing fire.
The lines above are a good example of
  • A Satire
  • B Lampoon
  • C Caricature
  • D Ridicule
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