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 781:

  This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.;....I am in blood

  Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er'.

  Who spoke these words?

  Options:
  A) Lady Macbeth
  B) The fiest murderer
  C) Macbeth
  D) THE SECOND NURDERER
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 782:

  This question is based on the Literary Appreciation

  As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go.

  Whilst some of their sad friends do say '' The breath goes now', and some say ''No''

  The tone of this poem is generally

  Options:
  A) appreciative
  B) serious
  C) imaginative
  D) conversational
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 783: This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
  Oh, the market is set like the hub of a wheel And it pulls like a magnet strong. It is easy to tell How it casts its spell And draws all the crowds along
  The sound device used in the extract above is
  Options:
  A) rhyme
  B) alliteration
  C) emphasis
  D) assonance
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 784:

  Rhythm is achieved in Raleigh'sThe Soul's Errandthrough the use of

  Options:
  A) Metaphor
  B) Alliteration
  C) repetition
  D) Antithesis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 785:

  These question is based on Literary Appreciation."Busy old fool, unruly sun,

  Why dost thou thus." J. Donne:The Sun RisingFrom the lines above, the poet sees the sun as

  Options:
  A) illumination after darkness
  B) an unnecessary evil
  C) a necessary evil
  D) a light provider
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 786: In the poem 'Piano AND Drums' Okara uses the drums to symbolize Options:
  A) source of poetic inspiration
  B) traditional African ways of life
  C) the complex rhythms of human life
  D) festivals which are held annually
  E) the noisy pastimes of hunters.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 787:

  ''Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind" illustrates_________

  Options:
  A) inversion
  B) paradox
  C) humor
  D) mood
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 788: This question is based on Literary AppreciationIf I cannot slaughter other tribes men If I do not say my prayer in the morning If I turn my back on some of your advice... Is meal Heron:Pardon me.The repetition in the lines above is a poetic device of Options:
  A) plagiarism
  B) anaphora
  C) paralipsis
  D) alliteration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 789: This question is based on General Literary Principles.The sides of a stage are called Options:
  A) the ways
  B) both sides
  C) the pits
  D) the wings
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 790: This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.'That is a photograph of the gentleman - the patriot and hero - to whom I am betrothed',. The gentleman referred to in this passage is Options:
  A) Bluntschli
  B) Sergius
  C) Petkoff
  D) Don Quixote
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  The correct answer is B .