Post Utme University of Nigeria Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

In a comic-tragedy, the unknotting of the plot, the resolution of the mystery and the resolution of the misunderstanding is called ____________

A. Peripety
B. Exposition
C. Denouncement
D. Catharsis

Question 12:

"Olu hissed, slammed the door and dashed out screaming." The dominant figure of in the above sentence

A. Zeugma
B. Oxymoron
C. Hyperbole
D. Onomatopoeia

Question 13:

A narrative in the oral tradition that may include legend and fables is a ____________

A. Ballad
B. Pastoral
C. Folktale
D. Romance

Question 14:

Literature is studied as a subject as school because ____________

A. It exposes students to the realities of life
B. It provides entertainment
C. It teaches the use of words
D. It provides a means to kill time

Question 15:

"Enjambment" is the poetic term referring to the use of ____________

A. Run-on-lines
B. Rhyme lines
C. Rhythm
D. Metre