Literature In English 2011 Jamb Examination
Literature In English 2011 Jamb Examination
Question 11
These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
Travellogue is a work of art written
Travellogue is a work of art written
A travelogue is a narrative that records experiences, places, and observations during a journey.
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Question 12
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Plays are basically meant to
Plays are basically meant to
Plays are primarily written for performance on stage before an audience.
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Question 13
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A character who re-enacts familiar experiences that readers easily identify with is
A character who re-enacts familiar experiences that readers easily identify with is
A round character portrays complex, realistic traits and experiences readers can identify with.
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Question 14
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The plot of a story generally refers to the
The plot of a story generally refers to the
Plot refers to the sequence and organization of events that make up a narrative.
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Question 15
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The metric pattern in a line of poetry with five stressed and five unstressed syllables is
The metric pattern in a line of poetry with five stressed and five unstressed syllables is
Iambic pentameter consists of five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables, common in English poetry.
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Question 16
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The large space above the proscenium in a theater from which the scene are controlled is called
The large space above the proscenium in a theater from which the scene are controlled is called
The 'flies' is the upper stage area where scenery and equipment are controlled.
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Question 17
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'Good warriors make others come to them and do not go to others... When you induce opponent to come to you, then their force is always empty, like attacking emptiness with fullness is throwing stones on eggs.'
Zhang Yu: The Art of War
The theme of the passage above is
'Good warriors make others come to them and do not go to others... When you induce opponent to come to you, then their force is always empty, like attacking emptiness with fullness is throwing stones on eggs.'
Zhang Yu: The Art of War
The theme of the passage above is
The passage reflects on strategy and tactics of war as taught in *The Art of War*.
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Question 18
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The repetition of single words or phrases at the beginning of a line is
The repetition of single words or phrases at the beginning of a line is
Parallelism is the rhetorical repetition of words or structures at the beginning of lines or clauses.
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Question 19
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A ballad is meant to be
A ballad is meant to be
Ballads are narrative poems traditionally meant to be sung or recited.
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Question 20
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In drama, a dramaturge is he who
In drama, a dramaturge is he who
A dramaturge is responsible for writing, editing, and researching plays.
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