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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 16:
'The fair breeze blew
The white foam flew
The furrow followed free
We were the first that ever burst into that silent sea.'

The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is ____________
  • A Repetition
  • B Alliteration
  • C Paradox
  • D Rhyme scheme
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Question 17:
Which of these is the oldest genre of literature?
  • A Poetry
  • B Prose
  • C Aroma
  • D Drama
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Question 18:
A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is ____________
  • A Anti-climax
  • B Interlude
  • C Flashback
  • D Foreshadowing
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Question 19:
The hunter dies
and leaves his poverty to his gun
The blacksmith dies
and leaves his poverty to his anvil...

The extract above is an example of ____________
  • A Epic
  • B Eulogy
  • C Ballad
  • D Elegy
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Question 20:
One of the following writers is better known as a playwright than as a novelist
  • A C. Achebe
  • B C. Ekwensi
  • C W. Soyinka
  • D J.P Clark
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