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 11:

  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 12:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles. With beaded bubbles winking at the brim,

  And purple-stained mouth,'

  John Keats, 'Ode to a Nightingale'. The above lines are an example of

  Options:
  A) tautology
  B) comic relief
  C) euphemism
  D) consonance
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 13:

  This question is based on Literary Principles.

  The branch of knowledge that places emphasis on beauty is

  Options:
  A) censure
  B) aesthetics
  C) philosophy
  D) philology
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 14: 'Then suddenly her heart was whipped up, she now rode on strange waves: alone defying the wind and the rain; alone, fighting hunger and thirst in the desert; alone, struggling with strange demons in the forest, bringing glad tidings to her people'. The mood of the lady in this passage is one of Options:
  A) defeat
  B) depression
  C) triumphant defiance
  D) simple elation
  E) sorrow.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 15:

  'The fair breeze blew
  The white foam flew
  The furrow followed free
  We were the first that ever burst into that silent sea.'

  The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is

  Options:
  A) repetition
  B) alliteration
  C) paradox
  D) rhyme scheme
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 16:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  The term given to a type of incident or device which recurs frequently in Literature is

  Options:
  A) motif
  B) ritual
  C) myth
  D) concept
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 17: these questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.The constant companion of Nnaife's family are Options:
  A) poverty and hunger
  B) sickness and joblessness
  C) disagreemnt and humiliation
  D) togetherness and happiness
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 18:

  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 19: This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi''sThe New ManIn terms of religion, the people of Ipaja can be described as Options:
  A) conformists
  B) liberals
  C) fanatics
  D) puritans
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 20:

  This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

  Cliph...Son. Open all your ears. May Allah grant us the fortitude to accept his commands..Now the rest is my burden. I am willing to accept Allah's will in the matter.The Language of the speaker above is

  Options:
  A) submissive
  B) inciting
  C) diplomatic
  D) imploring
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  The correct answer is A .