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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 2016 Literature In English Questions

Question 16:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.


A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a
  • A Verse in poetry
  • B Stanza in poetry
  • C Metre in poetry
  • D Trope in poetry
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Question 17:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.


What sustains the interest of a reader in all literature is
  • A Ambiguity
  • B Characterization
  • C Suspense
  • D Plot
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Question 18:
The dominant literary device in Diop's Vanity is
  • A Rhetorical question
  • B Allusion
  • C Hyperbole
  • D Dramatic irony
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Question 19:
Hallowell's The Dining Table can be referred to as a
  • A Traditional poem
  • B A lyric
  • C Dramatic monologue
  • D Ballad
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Question 20:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.


In a tragic play the device used to reduce tension is known as
  • A Comic relief
  • B Rhetoric
  • C Anti-climax
  • D Climax
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