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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 2036:
These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if....
The speaker is referring to
  • A Fosuwa
  • B Awere
  • C Maanan
  • D Hannah
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Question 2037:
These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
Aaron'...All I need really is a place in an Art school, engineering can go hang itself.
The dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above is
  • A Personification
  • B Metaphor
  • C Metonymy
  • D Synecdoche
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Question 2038:
These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
From the play, the character of Aaron represents the
  • A New generation
  • B Old generation
  • C Painters
  • D Art work
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Question 2039:
These question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
'Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe; A villain that is hither come in spite, To scorn at our solemnity this night.'
The villain in the excerpt above is
  • A Engaging in a shouty match
  • B Holding a sword to commit murder
  • C Attempting to steal
  • D Attending a feast uninvited
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Question 2040:
Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, the gods are portrayed as
  • A Saviours of mankind
  • B Helpless
  • C Architects of man's destiny
  • D Amorous
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