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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Poetic devices

Jamb Literature In English Questions - Poetic devices

Question 1:
A significant literary device employed by Morris in 'The Proud King' is that of________
  • A Suspense
  • B Nemesis
  • C Agon
  • D Interlude
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Question 2:
Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.


The literary device used in line 1 is ________
  • A Simile
  • B Alliteration
  • C Litotes
  • D Personification
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Question 3:
Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.


The literary device used in line 6 is an example of______
  • A Synecdoche
  • B Irony
  • C Paradox
  • D Hyperbole
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Question 4:
Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.


The rhyme scheme of the poem is_________
  • A Acbcca
  • B Abccdc
  • C Abcacc
  • D Abacbc
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Question 5:
What is the narrator of a poem called?
  • A Author
  • B Speaker
  • C Narrator
  • D Voice
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