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Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Post Utme Literature in English Questions

Question 81:
Which of these best defines exposition in drama?
  • A The author's own general introduction to the play
  • B The author's early exposure of his dramatis personae to conflict
  • C Introduction to the characters and the general problems with which the play deals
  • D The first performance of the play on stage.
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Question 82:
WE stood by a pond that winter day. and the sun was white, as though chidden of God. And a few leaves lay on the starving sod.<br/><br/>They had fallen from an ash, and were<br/><br/>The tone or mood of the speaker in the poem is ____________
  • A Neutral
  • B Angry
  • C Happy
  • D Sad
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Question 83:
“The night swallowed the lonely traveler before the storm began.” The literary device mainly used above is:
  • A Paradox
  • B Satire
  • C Personification
  • D Irony
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Question 84:
A poem that expresses deep personal emotions is mainly:
  • A Ballad
  • B Epic
  • C Pastoral
  • D Lyric
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Question 85:
“The villagers laughed loudly after the nervous messenger fell into the river.” The scene above mainly provides:
  • A Irony
  • B Comic relief
  • C Suspense
  • D Symbolism
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