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 891:

  The combination of two or more metaphors is called

  Options:
  A) Monometaphor
  B) Dymetaphor
  C) Mixed metaphor
  D) Combined metaphor
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 892:

  This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

  The king who is poisoned in the Garden in the play-within-the-play is

  Options:
  A) Gozango
  B) Negtine
  C) Bernardo
  D) Hamlet
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 893: This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
  The major reason for Juliet's grief is Options:
  A) The death of her cousin;
  B) her reluctant marriage to Romeo
  C) the banishment of her lover
  D) her imminent death
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 894:
  From the novel; Twelfth Night

  This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

  What would you consider to be the major theme of the play?

  Options:
  A) Love at first sight
  B) Unrequited love
  C) Illusion and reality
  D) Humor and Tragedy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 895: Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,Caliban's intention to rape Miranda is born out of the desire to Options:
  A) marry her
  B) destroy the island
  C) compete with Ferdinand
  D) populate the island with Calibans
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 896: This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.
  Criticism is a literary activity which seeks to Options:
  A) discover the beauty of a literary work
  B) finds faults in a literary work
  C) analyse and evaluate a literary work
  D) compare literary works
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 897: what is the subject of Kalu Uka's 'Earth to Earth? Options:
  A) The size of the universe
  B) The immensity of Nature
  C) Death
  D) Growth
  E) A long journey
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 898: "Now take this boat business for instance. There is a lot of money to be made in it,but start something, and fools will start shouting slogans at you."Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, who made the above statement? Options:
  A) Amankwa
  B) Oyo
  C) Koomson
  D) Osagyefo
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 899:

  Lineation refers to

  Options:
  A) the arrangement of lines in verse form
  B) the grouping together of a number of units of rhythm
  C) the unit in the rhythmic structure of verse
  D) tracing family descent of poeple in verse
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 900: Based on Buchi Emecheta''s The Joys of Motherhood, Adaku remains faithful to Nnaife until she Options:
  A) is rebuked by the Ibuza society for abusing Nnu Ego
  B) becomes rich and powerful
  C) starts keeping unnecesary friends
  D) is unable to give birth to a male child
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  The correct answer is B .