Literature in English 2018 Past Questions | JAMB
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41. He who writes a prose is a__________?
- A. Poet
- B. Writer
- C. Author
- D. Actor
Correct Option: Answer is D
42. In drama, the protagonist is ________
- A. the writer of the drama
- B. the leading character
- C. the “nice guy”
- D. the actor
Correct Option: Answer is B
A protagonist is the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story.
43. Tension between the protagonist and the antagonist is called______
- A. Climax
- B. Concrete
- C. Conflict
- D. Confident
Correct Option: Answer is A
44. The phrase “living death” in a literary work is an example_____________
- A. Synecdoche
- B. Prose
- C. Oxymoron
- D. Aside
Correct Option: Answer is C
Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.
45. Group of lines are called _____
- A. Sentences
- B. Stanzas
- C. Danzas
- D. Line Grouping
Correct Option: Answer is B
A stanza is a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme
46. A literary device in which parts of a sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction Is known as__________
- A. Simile
- B. Aside
- C. Parallelism
- D. Irony
Correct Option: Answer is C
Parallelism is the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter. Parallelism examples are found in literary works as well as in ordinary conversations.
47. How can I look at Oyo and say I hate long shiny cars? How can I come to the children and despise international schools? And Koomson comes; and the family sees Jesus Christ in him…
The feeling conveyed by the speaker above is one of_____________
- A. Anger
- B. Alienation
- C. Hope
- D. Despair
Correct Option: Answer is D
48. “Peter’s pretty partner paid the bills” is an example of___________?
- A. Alliteration
- B. Rhyme
- C. Satire
- D. Digression
Correct Option: Answer is A
49. What does the playwright do?
- A. Writes a poem
- B. Writes a book
- C. Writes a play
- D. Directs a drama
Correct Option: Answer is C
50. Which of these is the meaning of “CAST”?
- A. a list of all characters in a drama
- B. what the character is saying
- C. the person who writes the drama
- D. a list of protagonists in a drama
Correct Option: Answer is A
A cast is the group of actors who make up a film or stage play.