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 1511:

  This question is based on Wole Soyinka's

  The Trials of Brother Jero.

  The most sensitive of Jero's disciples is

  Options:
  A) the Faithful Penitent
  B) Brother Chume
  C) the Old Couple
  D) the woman with the exposed thigh
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1512: These question is based on General Literary Principles.A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a Options:
  A) stanza in poetry
  B) meter in poetry
  C) trope in poetry
  D) verse in poetry
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1513:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  '...let the greying day grow

  ....let the evening horns blow

  ....let the melting mountains go

  ....but let the sundown sow''

  To Wole with Love' by Atukwei Okai

  The use of the words 'melting mountains' is

  Options:
  A) metaphorical
  B) symbolical
  C) alliterative
  D) rhythmical
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1514:

  'The early morning smoke had now gone off the eyes of the day. Trees and houses were still wet from last night's rain, but a cool breeze caressed the world like a gentle hand.'

  The dominant literary device in this passage is

  Options:
  A) metaphor
  B) oxymoron
  C) synecdoche
  D) personification
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1515:

  These questions are based on general Literary principles

  The large space above the proscenium in a theater from which the scene are controlled is called

  Options:
  A) aside
  B) achronism
  C) flies
  D) setting
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1516:

  This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.

  For Young Marlow, which of the following is the most objectionable aspect of marriage?

  Options:
  A) Rigours of formal courtship
  B) Being introduced to a wife
  C) Demands by in-laws
  D) Demands by the wife
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1517:

  This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .

  The way Louka carries out her duties as a maid at the Petkoff's household can best be described as

  Options:
  A) arrogant and insolent
  B) opportunistic and self-centered
  C) haughty and presumptuous
  D) bold and self-assured
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1518: This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
  'Tonderal was assisted by the villagers in placing his trunck box into the back of the car and he got into the passenger side of the truck. Initially, he was a bit nervous and clearly uncomfortable. His young mind was asking how someone whom, he had almost caused a serious accident could be his benefactor.'
  Daniel T.Manyika: Two World Apart
  The narrative point of view used in the extract above can best be described as Options:
  A) omniscient
  B) subjective
  C) panoramic
  D) scenic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1519:

  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 1520:

  This question is based on SECOND CLASS CITIZEN.
  Who is Mr Cole?

  Options:
  A) a black tenant at the first apartment at England
  B) Adah's colleague at the Consulate
  C) Adah's nephew she's forced to live with after Pa's death
  D) Adah's elementary school teacher
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  The correct answer is D .