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 1591:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles

  The overwhelming pride that destroys the tragic hero is called

  Options:
  A) tragedy
  B) nemesis
  C) catharsis
  D) hubris
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1592:

  This question is based on General Literary Appreciation

  A deliberate imitation of a literary style with the intention to ridicule is

  Options:
  A) paradox
  B) prosody
  C) pun
  D) parody
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1593:

  This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

  When a character in a literary work exists primarily to enhance, through contrast, the portrayal of the personal traits of another character is a

  Options:
  A) protagonist
  B) antagonist
  C) mirror character
  D) foil
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1594:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.

  A speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called

  Options:
  A) a prologue
  B) an epilogue
  C) a dirge
  D) a monoloque
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1595:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.

  'See! how she leans her cheek upon her hand;

  O! that I wore a glove upon that hand

  That predominant figure of speech in these lines is

  Options:
  A) conceit
  B) apostrophe
  C) caricature
  D) simile
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1596: In a work of Literature, the hero is one Options:
  A) whose name is mentioned the greatest number of times in the text
  B) who is antagonistic to every one else
  C) whose experience provide the central conflict in the work
  D) who dies in the course of the story
  E) who performs brave and heroic deeds.
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1597:

  This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

  The dialogue at the end of the novel reveals

  Options:
  A) Li's resolve to sustain her marriage
  B) Li's tragic end
  C) Awa's role as the man of the house
  D) the cycle of life in Li's family
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1598:

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

  In the novel, 'animalism' is a system of thought that emphasizes

  Options:
  A) conformity
  B) equality
  C) animality
  D) disparity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1599: This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi's The New Man.Brigadier General Johnson's plan to assassinate President Monye is revealed to Options:
  A) Biola Denji
  B) the SAB superior
  C) the President's ADC
  D) a friend
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1600:

  This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.

  The dispute between Sarkin Zango and Sarkin Fatake is over a

  Options:
  A) horse
  B) piece of land
  C) source of water
  D) farmland
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  The correct answer is D .