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 421:

  'Just because i am an Ijebu man, and do not belong to your tribe, the sight of me as your king gnaws at your liver, and rips your heart asunder...'

  The speaker's statement is prompted by

  Options:
  A) guilty conscience
  B) oedipus complex
  C) delusive grandeur
  D) persecution complex
  E) patriotic fervour.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 422:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles

  A farce refers to a drama that has elements of the

  Options:
  A) serious
  B) comic
  C) satiric
  D) tragic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 423: This question is based on Literary.Our third jailer made little or me. He was one of the many struggled in order to feed their families. Be seemed to be very much controlled by the other two. Elechi Amadi Sunset in BiafraThe speaker's attitude towards the jailer in the passage above is that of Options:
  A) admiration
  B) condemnation
  C) spite
  D) respect
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 424: 'But such a tide as moving seems asleep. Too full for sound and foam.When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home.'The rhyme scheme from Tennyson's cross the Bar is Options:
  A) abac
  B) abba
  C) abab
  D) abcb
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 425: The specific case cited by Antony in his funeral oration to show that Caesar was not as ambitious as Brutus made him out to be, was that Caesar had Options:
  A) refused to take ransom after his victory
  B) pardoned all his captives
  C) thrice refused the crown during theb feast of Luperical
  D) been a friend of the senators.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 426: This question is based on General Literary Principles
  Which of the following forms of poetry is an example of a monologue? Options:
  A) Lament
  B) Ode
  C) Sonnet
  D) Epic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 427:

  This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.

  After the expulsion of Snowball from the farm, the triumvirate that ran the farm was composed of

  Options:
  A) Minimus, Napoleon and Squealer
  B) Jessie Napoleon and Bluebell
  C) Boxer,Old Major and Napoleon
  D) Squealer, Boxer and Napoleon
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 428: "I can stand well enough and I speak well enough". The excerpt above exemplifies ___ ? Options:
  A) synedole
  B) euphemism
  C) repetition
  D) irony
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 429: This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and DaughtersA brother to Aaron and Maanan is Options:
  A) George
  B) Awere
  C) Hannah
  D) Awao
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 430: Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The major role of Mercutio in the play is to Options:
  A) serve as a contrast to Romeo
  B) aid and abet Romeo's passion
  C) annoy Tybalt
  D) accompany Romeo to Friar Lawrence
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  The correct answer is C .