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 61: These question are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm, says that during thunderstorm in the village Options:
  A) children play in the rain
  B) children are delighted while women move in and out
  C) both women and children are delighted
  D) women cook their food
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 62: This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.If the earth were mortal Where would the flower live?If you left the earth What would happen to beauty?The poet's tone above can be described as Options:
  A) lamentative
  B) satiric
  C) imploring
  D) adoring
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 63:

  These question are based on literary Appreciation.'Homage to Peregede, the triumphant mother of morning radiant in Chameleon's velvet let today's dawn bring on its rail trains of good tidings.

  Gbemisola Adeoti: Salutation to the gods.

  The excerpt above is an example of

  Options:
  A) invocation
  B) ode
  C) elegy
  D) limerick
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 64:

  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 65:

  This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.

  What is the dominant poetic device used in Christopher Okigbo's 'Hurrah for Thunder?

  Options:
  A) Irony
  B) Symbolism
  C) Parallelism
  D) Rhythm
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 66:
  From the novel; The Wives' Revolt

  The question is based on J.P Clark's WIVES'REVOLT.

  In the play the central idea is that gender equity_______?

  Options:
  A) both undesirable and unattainable
  B) desirable and unattainable
  C) attainable and desirable
  D) obnoxious and desirable
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 67:

  The tragic character is the person whose experiences arouse pity and

  Options:
  A) sympathy
  B) terror
  C) horror
  D) frustration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 68:

  This question is based on Literary Principles.

  LINDA: (hearing WILLY outside the bedroom, calls with some trepidation):

  Willy WILLY: Its all right, I came back.

  LINDA: Why? What happened? (slight pause). Did something happen, Willy?

  WILLY: No, nothing happened.

  Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman

  Linda's words above express a feeling of

  Options:
  A) darkness and horror
  B) fear and sadness
  C) fear and anxiety
  D) suspicion and shock
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 69:

  Use excerpt below to answer questions

  "Now, by yond marble
  heaven,
  In the due reverence of a sacred vow
  I here enrage my words." (Shakespeare's Othello)

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  The prevailing activity in the extract is

  Options:
  A) the vow of revenge and pledge of loyalty by Iago to Othello
  B) evident of the conspiracy between Iago and Othello
  C) the vow by Iago to revenge upon Othello
  D) reflective of Othello's rage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 70: This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
  Kwesi Brew's 'The Dry Season' shows that Options:
  A) destruction is present in almost every action
  B) nature is the sole destructive force
  C) animals are the sole destructive force
  D) birds are the sole destruction force
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  The correct answer is B .