Literature In English 2013 Jamb Examination
Literature In English 2013 Jamb Examination
Question 1
These question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
'Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe; A villain that is hither come in spite, To scorn at our solemnity this night.'
The villain in the excerpt above is
'Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe; A villain that is hither come in spite, To scorn at our solemnity this night.'
The villain in the excerpt above is
In this scene, Tybalt complains that Romeo has come uninvited to the Capulet feast, making him the 'villain.'
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Question 2
These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if....
The speaker is referring to
James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if....
The speaker is referring to
James swears by his father’s coffin in reference to Fosuwa, his family connection.
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Question 3
These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
Aaron: '...All I need really is a place in an Art school, engineering can go hang itself.'
The dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above is
Aaron: '...All I need really is a place in an Art school, engineering can go hang itself.'
The dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above is
Aaron personifies 'engineering' by giving it human qualities (it can go hang itself).
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Question 4
These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
From the play, the character of Aaron represents the
From the play, the character of Aaron represents the
Aaron’s views and ambitions embody the desires of the younger, progressive generation.
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Question 5
These question is based on Literary Appreciation.
The body perishes, the heart stays young.
The platter wears away with serving food.
No log retains its bark when old,
No lover peaceful while the rival weeps.
From the poem above, 'No lover peaceful while the rival weeps' means that
The body perishes, the heart stays young.
The platter wears away with serving food.
No log retains its bark when old,
No lover peaceful while the rival weeps.
From the poem above, 'No lover peaceful while the rival weeps' means that
The line expresses empathy — a lover cannot remain peaceful when their rival is weeping.
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Question 6
"Will college make you a better Olokun
Priest?
Will it make you serve our ancestors
Better?
Look at me. An able-bodied, strong-
Hearted priest
Of Olokun. Did I go to college?"
Grace Osifo: Dizzy
The literary device used in the passage above is
Priest?
Will it make you serve our ancestors
Better?
Look at me. An able-bodied, strong-
Hearted priest
Of Olokun. Did I go to college?"
Grace Osifo: Dizzy
The literary device used in the passage above is
The repetition of sentence structures like 'Will college...' is a clear use of parallelism.
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Question 7
These question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Will no one tell me what she sings
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far off things
And battles long ago.
Or is it some more humble lay,
Familiar matter of today?
The lines above show that the persona
Will no one tell me what she sings
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far off things
And battles long ago.
Or is it some more humble lay,
Familiar matter of today?
The lines above show that the persona
The persona admits uncertainty, showing he does not understand the girl’s language or songs.
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Question 8
These question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Will no one tell me what she sings
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far off things
And battles long ago.
Or is it some more humble lay,
Familiar matter of today?
The lines above end in a literary device known as
Will no one tell me what she sings
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far off things
And battles long ago.
Or is it some more humble lay,
Familiar matter of today?
The lines above end in a literary device known as
The ending 'Or is it some more humble lay...?' is asked as a rhetorical question.
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Question 9
These question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Oh incomprehensible God!
Shall my pilot be
My inborn stars to that
Final call to thee...
The literary device used in the first line is
Oh incomprehensible God!
Shall my pilot be
My inborn stars to that
Final call to thee...
The literary device used in the first line is
Directly addressing God is a classic example of apostrophe in literature.
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Question 10
These question is based on Literary Appreciation.
"Busy old fool, unruly sun,
Why dost thou thus."
J. Donne: The Sun Rising
From the lines above, the poet sees the sun as
"Busy old fool, unruly sun,
Why dost thou thus."
J. Donne: The Sun Rising
From the lines above, the poet sees the sun as
The poet scolds the sun for interrupting, portraying it as an unnecessary evil.
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