Literature In English 2019 Past Questions|JAMB
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11. Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.
The object of the extract is____?
- A. childishness
- B. the unchanging cycle of nature
- C. the adverse effect of old age
- D. human being
12. Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.
The literary device used in line 1 is ________
- A. Simile
- B. Alliteration
- C. Litotes
- D. Personification
13. Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.
The literary device used in line 6 is an example of______
- A. Synecdoche
- B. Irony
- C. Paradox
- D. Hyperbole
14. The atmosphere of a poem has to do with_________
- A. Time and Place
- B. Rhythm and Rhyme
- C. Tone and Mood
- D. Versification and Lineation
15. An overused expression is a/an _________
- A. Cliche
- B. Cacophony
- C. Epigram
- D. Archetype
16. What basically distinguishes literature from other disciplines is its________
- A. use of creative imagination
- B. exposition of human experiences
- C. communication of ideas
- D. portrayal of places
17. In drama, comic reliefs often occur in_______
- A. comedies
- B. tragedies
- C. historical plays
- D. romantic plays
18. ‘A trouble shared is a trouble halved’ illustrates the use of______
- A. Paradox
- B. Cliche
- C. Pun
- D. Metaphor
19. The art of using persuasive words in literary works is known as_______
- A. Rhetoric
- B. Dilemma
- C. Parody
- D. Paronomasia
20. The art of using persuasive words in literary works is known as_______
- A. Rhetoric
- B. Dilemma
- C. Parody
- D. Paronomasia
