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 1681:

  Based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters:

  Who is the paternal aunt to Aaron and Maanan?

  Options:
  A) Mrs Bonu
  B) Hannah
  C) Fosuwa
  D) Adwao
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1682:

  This question is based on Literary Appreciation.

  'CYCLIST gets down and begins to prop his bicycle,

  CYCLIST: All right. If you're sure it won't take long.

  BARBER: I am known for my lightning clippers Even the soldiers know me. I can shave the head of an entire battalion between one coup and the next.

  Sit down and relax your back. Cycling is not easy when you've abandoned it for some time...

  Wole Soyinka, The Beautification of Area Boy.

  The literary devices in the dialogue above are

  Options:
  A) humour and irony
  B) allusion and paradox
  C) irony and parody
  D) hypperbole and allusion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1683:

  Which one of the following is most influential to the substance of Hallowell's "The Dinning Table"?

  Options:
  A) the structure of the poem
  B) the atmosphere of the poem
  C) the poetic style
  D) the setting of the poem
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1684:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  The theme of a literary work is the

  Options:
  A) dominant pre-occupation of the work
  B) interesting issues raised in the work
  C) different views on a particular topic
  D) psychological issues in the work
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1685: This question is based on General Literary Principles
  The use of gestures to communicate in drama is known as Options:
  A) mime
  B) melodrama
  C) soliloquy
  D) burlesque
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1686:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  The three main unities in drama are those of

  Options:
  A) action, time and place
  B) time, space and action
  C) place, time and space
  D) space, action and time
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1687:

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

  Which of the following could be applicable to all genres?

  Options:
  A) Symbolism
  B) Rhythm
  C) Action
  D) Narration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1688: He is a faithful liarThe line above is an example of Options:
  A) epigram
  B) oxymoron
  C) euphemism
  D) antithesis
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1689: Who succeeded Othello as Governor of Cyprus? Options:
  A) Cassio
  B) Lago
  C) Montano
  D) Gratiano
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1690:

  This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.

  The confusion in the poet in D.H. Lawrence's poem 'Snake' arises from

  Options:
  A) education and love
  B) fascination and fear
  C) anger and hospitability
  D) protest and regret
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  The correct answer is B .