Literature In English 2013 Jamb Examination
Literature In English 2013 Jamb Examination
Question 21
These question is based on General Literary Principles.
A literary work that teaches moral is said to be
A literary work that teaches moral is said to be
A literary work that teaches or conveys moral lessons is described as didactic.
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Question 22
These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.
Acquah's In The Navel of the Soul describes the
Acquah's In The Navel of the Soul describes the
The poem reflects societal challenges linked to a lack of experienced midwives.
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Question 23
"Listen...they will tell you...
To beat drums is mere children's play,
The adult's is to start echoes..."
The lines above from Launkos' End of the War enhance the
To beat drums is mere children's play,
The adult's is to start echoes..."
The lines above from Launkos' End of the War enhance the
The excerpt highlights the language of the poem and its layered meaning.
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Question 24
These question is based on General Literary Principles.
A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is
A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is
Flashback is the narrative device used to revisit past events.
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Question 25
These question is based on General Literary Principles.
A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a
A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a
In literature, a stanza in poetry serves the same structural role as a paragraph in prose.
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Question 26
These question is based on General Literary Principles.
A fable is a brief narrative illustrating wisdom and
A fable is a brief narrative illustrating wisdom and
Fables are short stories that convey wisdom and moral truths.
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Question 27
'Since it was you who in all these thin seasons.'
The device employed in the line above from Kunene's The Heritage of Liberation, is an example of
The device employed in the line above from Kunene's The Heritage of Liberation, is an example of
Apostrophe is used when addressing someone absent or abstract as though present.
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Question 28
These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE."
Let me ask for what reason or rhyme
Women refuse to marry?
Woman cannot exist except by man,
What is there in that to vex some of them so?The lines above from Give Me The Minstrel's Seat is an example of
The lines employ rhetorical questions to provoke thought rather than demand answers.
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Question 29
These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE."Time winged chariot"The line above from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress depicts
The metaphor suggests the swiftness of time passing.
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Question 30
Based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, the instruments of power and torture belong to
In the novel, the Thought Police wield instruments of power and torture.