Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1971:

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These qustion is based on selected poems from Johnson, R, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ED.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
The theme of Cope's Sonnet VII is

A. Art of poetry
B. Adventure
C. Contempt for literature
D. Isolation

Question 1972:

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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbols is known as

A. Characterization
B. Allegory
C. Metaphor
D. Paralellism

Question 1973:

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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Characterization in a novel refers to the

A. Writer's opinion of the characters
B. Way the characters are revealed to the reader
C. Characters and the way they behave
D. Reader's opinion of the characters

Question 1974:

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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In literary work, verbal irony refers to a

A. Device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says
B. Situation in which a character speaks or acts against the trend of events
C. Difficult situation which defies a logical or rational resolution
D. Device in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says

Question 1975:

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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In the theater, words spoken by a character that are meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage is called

A. Aside
B. Soliloquy
C. Accoustic
D. Tone