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 171: These questions are based on General Literary Principles.A formal dignified speech or writing praising a person or a thing for past or present deeds is Options:
  A) eulogy
  B) anthology
  C) lampoon
  D) premiere
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 172:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  The term for the moral flaw or weakness that leads to the downfall of a major character in drama is

  Options:
  A) chaos
  B) hamartia
  C) denouement
  D) reversal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 173:

  This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments.

  The message State Express 555 is an advertisement for

  Options:
  A) an imported alcoholicdrink
  B) a brand of elitist cigrette
  C) a newly commissioned road network
  D) Gold Coast Transport Corporation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 174: This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's Options:
  A) marriage
  B) fgighting
  C) honeymoon
  D) hunting
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 175:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles

  The author of a novel sustains readers' interest through the use of

  Options:
  A) ambiguity
  B) anecdotes
  C) prologue
  D) suspense
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 176:

  This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt

  When does the play open and close?

  Options:
  A) In the afternoon
  B) At midnight
  C) In the morning
  D) In the evening
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 177:

  An overused expression is a/an _________

  Options:
  A) Cliche
  B) Cacophony
  C) Epigram
  D) Archetype
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 178:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  Hyperbole refers specifically to

  Options:
  A) exaggeration for adornment
  B) exaggeration for emphasis
  C) understatement of ideas
  D) restatement of ideas
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 179:

  This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbirdge.

  The goal of the novel is to expose the

  Options:
  A) effect of poverty on human behaviour
  B) life of debauchery of farmers and sailors
  C) predicament of women
  D) influence of environment and morality in human conduct
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 180:

  This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'

  The image of Beelzebub in the novel effectively captures the character of

  Options:
  A) Simon
  B) Ralph
  C) Bill
  D) Jack
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  The correct answer is B .