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 131: In his judgement over the elders,Ovonramwen reveals his preference for Options:
  A) diplomacy
  B) intimidation
  C) loyalty
  D) consensus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 132:

  This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God

  Which of the following BEST describes Ezeulu's mood when he was locked up in Okperi by the white administrator?

  Options:
  A) Indifference
  B) Despair
  C) Apathy
  D) Nobility of mind
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 133:

  A technique by which a previous scene or action can be recalled in a play to shed light on the present action is

  Options:
  A) Climax
  B) Flashback
  C) Interlude
  D) Cathersis
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 134:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  An exaggeration or overstatement in literature is a

  Options:
  A) hexameter
  B) hyperbole
  C) metaphor
  D) soliloquy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 135:

  These question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.'Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe; A villain that is hither come in spite, To scorn at our solemnity this night.'

  The villain in the excerpt above is

  Options:
  A) engaging in a shouty match
  B) holding a sword to commit murder
  C) attempting to steal
  D) attending a feast uninvited
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 136: The plot of story generally refers to the Options:
  A) intrigue made by a character against the hero
  B) intrigue made by a hero against a character
  C) way the writer begins the story
  D) way the writer ends the story
  E) way in which the events of the story are organised.
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 137:

  This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; 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.): West African Verse.

  And my children left their peaceful nakedness

  For the uniform of iron and blood'

  In the lines above from David Diop's Loser of Everything' the imagery depicts a displacement of

  Options:
  A) innocence by violence
  B) nature by science
  C) village life by barrack life
  D) the natureal by the artificial
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 138: This question is based on Camara Laye's The African Child.Laye learns early in life that his society respects Options:
  A) spirits and ghosts
  B) human beings and spirits
  C) animals and witches
  D) gold and magicians
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 139:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles

  The insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the specific subject under discussion in a given work is called

  Options:
  A) digression
  B) flashback
  C) regression
  D) reverie
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 140: Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's mood at the beginning of the play can be described as Options:
  A) frustrated and pensive
  B) gay and elated
  C) melancholic and sentimental
  D) dreamy and hopeful
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  The correct answer is A .