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Literature in English 1998 JAMB Past Questions

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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A melodramatic play is based on

  • A. a melodious manipulation of events
  • B. ingredients that mllow down events
  • C. sensational plot and characters
  • D. the playwright's didactic overtones
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In drama, a conspicuous weakness in the character of the protagonist contributing to his downfall is referred to as
  • A. an anagnorisis
  • B. a tragic flaw
  • C. a catharsis
  • D. a catastrophe
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Romantic poetry emphasizes
  • A. the beauty of nature
  • B. intimate relationships
  • C. the love in human nature
  • D. the romance in human aspirations
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'The woman whose breasts I sucked is gone to the worms'.
Oculi, 'Orphan'
These lines illustrate the use of
  • A. sadism
  • B. sophism
  • C. satire
  • D. euphemism
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'One man with a head
shaven clean as a potato
whispered to the rising sun,
a red eye wiped by a tattered
handkerchief of clouds.'
Mtshali, 'Men in Chains
The figures of speech employed in the lines above are

  • A. metaphor and onomatopoeia
  • B. simile and metonymy
  • C. metaphor and simile
  • D. personification and onomatopoeia
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