Literature-In-English Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Literature in English is the study of works written in the English language. It includes all forms of writing, such as novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. This subject involves exploring and analyzing these texts to understand their themes and meanings.

• Question 1231:

  Which of these is the meaning of CAST?

  Options:
  A) a list of all characters in a drama
  B) what the character is saying
  C) the person who writes the drama
  D) a list of protagonists in a drama
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1232: At the end of the poem 'pianos and Drums', the protagonist is best described as Options:
  A) an authentic African
  B) a cultural mulatto
  C) sophisticated African
  D) a cultured youth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1233:

  This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga D.I. (ed.): Weast African Verse.

  Milton's On His Blindness teaches human beings to

  Options:
  A) discountenance physical disabilities
  B) regard disabilities as enduring
  C) keep on struggling endlessly
  D) use their talents sparingly
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1234: This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.'She even thinks that up in heaven Her class lies late and shores While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.'Countee Cullen: For a Lady I KnowThe tone of the poem above is Options:
  A) satiric
  B) affectionate
  C) indifferent
  D) sympathetic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1235: This question is based on General Literacy PrinciplesAt the peak of the trumpeter's performance, his cheeks were as if they were balloons and his eyes spoke many words. The literacy devices in the extract above are ________? Options:
  A) metaphor and paradox
  B) simile and metaphor
  C) simile and personification
  D) paradox and simile
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1236:

  A tragic hero, according to the Aristotelian precept, must be a

  Options:
  A) central character after whom the play is named
  B) king with deep affection for his subjects
  C) noble character with hubris
  D) lowly character who suddenly stumbles on some fortunes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1237:

  This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

  'And in spite of everything, in the soft cradle of her heart, there was another baby forming'.

  What baby is being referred to in the above statement?

  Options:
  A) The stillborn
  B) The reunion of Li and Habu
  C) Li's expected baby
  D) The meeting of Shuwa and her father
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1238:

  THIS QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET.

  'Wisely and slow. The stumble that run fast'.

  This note of caution comes from

  Options:
  A) Benvolio to Mercutio
  B) Capulet to Paris
  C) Friar to Romeo
  D) Nurse to Juliet.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1239:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  Persona refers to the

  Options:
  A) central character in a play
  B) voice of the character
  C) the image a character presents
  D) the personality of a character
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1240:

  A literacy genre which directly imitates human actions is______?

  Options:
  A) Drama
  B) comedy
  C) Prose
  D) Poetry
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  The correct answer is A .