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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 2141:
<b>'To see a world in a grain of sand<br/>And a heaven in a wild flower<br/>Hold infinity in the palm of your hand<br/>And eternity in an hour'</b><br/>- William Blake<br/>To see a World In a Grain of Sand.<br/>The predominant figure of speech used in the lines above is ____________
  • A Metaphor
  • B Simile
  • C Paradox
  • D Hyperbole
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Question 2142:
"I had not taken the first step in knowledge, I had not learnt to let go with the hands".The above lines is an example of a ____________
  • A Aspotrophe
  • B Alliteration
  • C Repetitiion
  • D Assonance
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Question 2143:
Chanson is a term denoting a ____________
  • A Popular Korean verse
  • B Song from the middle Ages
  • C Form of love song
  • D Poem of Varied Metrical forms
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Question 2144:
'The fair breeze blew<br/>The white foam flew<br/>The furrow followed free<br/>We were the first that ever burst into that silent sea.'<br/><br/>The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is ____________
  • A Repetition
  • B Alliteration
  • C Paradox
  • D Rhyme scheme
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Question 2145:
Which of these is the oldest genre of literature?
  • A Poetry
  • B Prose
  • C Aroma
  • D Drama
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