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 251:

  This question is based on Literary Principles.

  'He would hear the heavy uneven breathing of the child. It was as if she were carrying a weight with great effort up a long hill...He prayed again ''Father, look after her. Give her peace...Take away my peace forever, but give her peace'' Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter.

  The man's reactions to the presence of the dying child show that he is

  Options:
  A) tolerant
  B) compassionate
  C) prayerful
  D) loving
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 252: These question is based on General Literary Principles.A fable is a brief narrative illustrating wisdom and Options:
  A) custom
  B) turth
  C) urgency
  D) origin
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 253:

  The literary term for conflict in literature is_________

  Options:
  A) Agon
  B) Hubris
  C) Hamartia
  D) Anaphora
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 254:

  PROSE: AFRICAN: UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN

  What distinguishes Nii Tackie from every other Ghanaian?

  Options:
  A) His accent
  B) His face
  C) His tribal mark
  D) His skin
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 255: This question is based on General Literacy PrinciplesAt the peak of the trumpeter's performance, his cheeks were as if they were balloons and his eyes spoke many words. The literacy devices in the extract above are ________? Options:
  A) metaphor and paradox
  B) simile and metaphor
  C) simile and personification
  D) paradox and simile
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 256: These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
  Romeo is banished to Mantua because he Options:
  A) marries Juliet without parental consent
  B) attends Capulet's party uninvited
  C) attempts to kill Paris his rival
  D) kills Tybalt in a street duel
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 257:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  Which of the following are literary genres?

  Options:
  A) Poetry, farce and faction
  B) Fiction, poetry and drama
  C) Drama, faction and biography
  D) Poetry , orthography and fiction.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 258:

  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 259:

  ________is used to describe the 'god of inspiration' in literature

  Options:
  A) Muse
  B) Premiere
  C) Mood
  D) Deux Ex Machina
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 260:

  This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

  'The Prince of Cumberland!- That is a step

  On which I must fall down, or else o' erleap,

  For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires!

  Let not light see my black and deep desires;...

  Macbeth in this soliloquy refers to his secret longing to become the

  Options:
  A) King of Scotland
  B) Prince of Cumberland
  C) Thane of Cawdor
  D) Thane of Glamis
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  The correct answer is A .