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 21:

  The overwhelming pride that destroys the tragic hero is called

  Options:
  A) nemesis
  B) catharsis
  C) hubris
  D) tragedy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 22:

  "...Let the greying day grow,

  ...let the evening horns blow,

  ...let the melting mountains go...'The repetition of these lines from Atukwei Okai's

  "Sunset Sonata"

  Options:
  A) is for emphasis for the main ideas
  B) imbues the poem with lyrical qualities
  C) summarizes the major themes of the poem
  D) shows that the poem is truly a dirge.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 23:

  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 24: Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,the character associated with savagery in the play is Options:
  A) Ferdinand
  B) Ariel
  C) Stephano
  D) Caliban
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 25:

  This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero.

  In the play, Soyinka's sympathies lie with the

  Options:
  A) exploited
  B) rich
  C) imprisoned
  D) accused
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 26: Which of the following statement is NOT true of the two 'Abiku' poems by J.P Clark and Wole Soyinka? Options:
  A) in each of the two poems, the voice of the Abiku is heard
  B) while the tone of Clark's poem is conciliatory, that of Soyinka is defiant
  C) it would appear that making body marks on the two Abiku has not served the customary purpose of stopping them from coming again
  D) as the two poet portray them, Clark's Abiku can choose to stay or not to stay, but Soyinka's Abiku cannot.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 27:

  "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes

  A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life..."Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the lines above suggests that the tragedy in the play

  Options:
  A) could have been averted
  B) is predestined
  C) is brought on enmity
  D) brought misfortune on the lovers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 28:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.

  'The dum, dum of the drum' is a good example of

  Options:
  A) assonance
  B) onomatopoeia
  C) metaphor
  D) simile
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 29:

  This question is based on Wole Soyinka's

  The Trials of Brother Jero.The most significant factors driving members to Jero's church in the play are

  Options:
  A) poverty and dissatisfaction
  B) fulfilment and security
  C) wealth and ignorance
  D) poverty and lust for power
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 30:

  There is a tide in the affairs of man

  Which, taken at the flood, lead on to fortune;

  Omitted, all the voyage of their life

  Is bound in shadows, and miseries.

  This is a statement made by

  Options:
  A) Antonu, urging Caesar to take the crown
  B) Cassius, urging Brutus to join the struggle to remove Caesar before he grows into tyrant
  C) Brutus, urging that Cassius and himself lead out their forces to meet those of Antony and Octavius at Philippi
  D) Casca, urging that the conspirators explain their cause to the populace before their motives are misunderstood
  E) Messala, urging Titinius to search for Pindarus.
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  The correct answer is C .