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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 2166:
<b>Careened',<br/>These oily tears<br/>Dripping down the tears on your depressed face,<br/>Will one day be staunched, I swear!</b><br/>Ibiwari Ikiriko, <i>Oily Tears</i>.<br/><br/>The tone of the poet is
  • A Supplicatory
  • B Optimistic
  • C Sympathetic
  • D Piteous
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Question 2167:
<b>CYCLIST gets down and begins to prop his bicycle.<br/>CYCLIST: All right. If you're sure it won't take long.<br/>BARBER: I am known for my lightning clippers. Even the soldiers know me. I can shave the head of an entire battalion between one coup and the next. Sit down and relax your back. Cycling is not easy<br/>when you've abandoned it for some time.</b><br/>Wole Soyinka, <i>The Beautification of Area Boy</i>.<br/><br/>The literary devices in the dialogue above are
  • A Hyperbole and allusion
  • B Irony and parody
  • C Allusion and paradox
  • D Humour and irony
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Question 2168:
"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 Alliteration
  • B Apostrophe
  • C Repetition
  • D Assonance
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Question 2169:
This question is based on CAGED BIRD.<br/><br/>Read this excerpt from the poem and answer questions .<br/><br/>"The free bird thinks of another<br/>breeze / and the trade winds<br/>soft through the sighing trees"<br/><br/>What is the effect of the trees sighing in this verse?
  • A It shows where the bird sleeps
  • B It shows the tree is sleeping
  • C It indicates that the bird is carefree
  • D It indicates that it is still early in the day
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Question 2170:
Don't panic. Be calm. If you are somehow upset...try to regain your composure.<br/><br/>The speaker in the excerpt above is
  • A Hopeless
  • B Afraid
  • C Confident
  • D Uncertain
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