Post Utme Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 91:

Identify the Figure of Speech used in each sentence

More hands are needed for the job.

A. Tragedy
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Synecdoche

Question 92:

Identify the Figure of Speech used in each sentence

O Lord bless this house

A. Apostrophe
B. Assonance
C. Simile
D. Climax

Question 93:

Identify the Figure of Speech used in each sentence

That mad dog, James, is at it again

A. Simile
B. Comedy
C. Oxymoron
D. Metaphor

Question 94:

Questions are based on Ahmed Yerima’s "Attahiru"

As the play opens, Abbas tells his friends about the loss of his money to ____________

A. High way robbers
B. Luggard’s soldiers
C. A boy disguised as a girl
D. Customs inspectors

Question 95:

Questions are based on Ahmed Yerima’s "Attahiru"

Caliph: I am becoming the Caliph at time when the history of our life is at a delicate balance. In the above statement. the Caliph is alluding to ____________

A. The difficulties pilgrims encounter on their way to Mecca
B. The civil strife between the various emirate
C. The problem of befitting burial for the dead Caliph
D. The imminent of the caliphate by foreign forces