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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 2146:
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 2147:
<b>The hunter dies<br/>and leaves his poverty to his gun<br/>The blacksmith dies<br/>and leaves his poverty to his anvil...</b><br/>The extract above is an example of ____________
  • A Epic
  • B Eulogy
  • C Ballad
  • D Elegy
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Question 2148:
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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Question 2149:
A narrative poem must
  • A Preach a sermon
  • B Tell a story
  • C Describe natural scenery
  • D Argue a question
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Question 2150:
Literature is studied as a subject at school because
  • A It exposes students to the realities of life
  • B It provides entertainment
  • C It merely gives additional work to students
  • D It teaches the use of words
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