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 151: The banished Duke regained his kingdom when his brother Frederick Options:
  A) was defeated in battle
  B) was rejected by his people
  C) died on his way to the woods
  D) was converted by a religious man
  E) became too old to rule
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 152:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  An insincere literary work is known as

  Options:
  A) parody
  B) paradox
  C) satire
  D) pathos
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 153:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation

  'The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,

  The furrow followed free;

  We were the first that ever burst

  Into that silent sea...'

  'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by S.T.

  Coleridge

  The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is

  Options:
  A) paradox
  B) repetition
  C) alliteration
  D) antithesis
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 154:

  This question is based on General Literary Appreciation

  In a narration, the first person is

  Options:
  A) the author
  B) a participant
  C) the publisher
  D) an observer
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 155: This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.The re-enactment of the Moremi legend in the play can be descried as Options:
  A) dramatic epilogue
  B) dramatic monologue
  C) role-playing
  D) flashback
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 156: This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood
  In the society of Nwokocha Agbadi, a man's social rating is determined by his Options:
  A) oratorical power
  B) physical prowess
  C) gentle mien
  D) altruistic actions
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 157:

  This question is based on Wole Soyinka's

  The Trials of Brother Jero.

  Which of the following qualities best describes Jero's ability to keep his followers?

  Options:
  A) He is a man of God
  B) He distributes gifts to his followers
  C) He foretells their future
  D) He manipulates them
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 158:

  These question are based on literary Appreciation.

  Theseus:

  Now, fair Hippolyta,our nuptial hour Draw on space for happy day bring in Another moon. But, O, me thinks how slow.The old moon wanes,she lingers my desires,Like to a step-drama or a dowager,Long withering out a young man's revenue.

  William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream.

  The literary device used in the excerpt above are

  Options:
  A) personification and simile
  B) alliteration and synechdocheand
  C) rhyme and refrain
  D) irony and suspense
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 159: Ballad is meant to be Options:
  A) discussed
  B) read
  C) sung
  D) acted
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 160:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  The technique used in bringing the plot of a play to an abrupt end is called

  Options:
  A) deus ex machina
  B) endnote
  C) climax
  D) denouement
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  The correct answer is A .