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Literature in English 1986 JAMB Past Questions

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Tunde's long and vigorous speech was followed by a deafening silence.
The phrase deafening silence is used as a figure of speech called
  • A. oxymoron
  • B. metaphor
  • C. simile
  • D. hyperbole.
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'No; This my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green and red .'
In the above lines the figure of speech used is
  • A. metaphor
  • B. simile
  • C. hyperbole
  • D. paradox
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When the speech is written so as to be understood in one way by a certain character, while the audience or another character understands it to have some secret and special meaning, the literary device used in this context is called
  • A. dramatic irony
  • B. paradox
  • C. allusion
  • D. hyperbole.
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The epilogue in a play refers to the

  • A. conflict in the play
  • B. tail-piece
  • C. opening chorus
  • D. dramatic action.
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Which of the following is NOT a form of poetic expression

  • A. Sestet
  • B. Lyric
  • C. Sonnet
  • D. Elegy.
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