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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 2236:
A panegyric poem is composed to
  • A Condemn
  • B Elaborate
  • C Abuse
  • D Praise
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Question 2237:
A formal dignified speech or writing praising a person or a thing for past or present deeds is
  • A Lampoon
  • B Eulogy
  • C Premiere
  • D Anthology
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Question 2238:
A character that is always against the interest of the protagonist is
  • A Opposition
  • B Heroine
  • C Villain
  • D Hero
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Question 2239:
"...Rage is Chief
Rage drags rags after you, of Charity
Laughter, sweetness and light, Rage is thief
Enemy of equanimity"

The figure of speech dominant in these lines is _____
  • A Apostrophe
  • B Personification
  • C Metaphor
  • D Simile
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Question 2240:
'... Not a few of us ended our application letter like this: 'if you are kind enough to accomodate this humble application, Sir/Madam, I shall do my uttermost best to rendered you the greatest services which it is at my desposition to your best satisfactory. Yours obediently servant...' yet without English, you had no education fit for a white collar job
Cameron Daodu: The Gab Boys

The tone of the passage above is
  • A Melancholic
  • B Ironic
  • C Harsh
  • D Derisive
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