1985 JAMB UTME Literature In English Past Questions

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Who persuades Caesar to disregard Calpurnia's appeal?

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The mood expressed in 'We Have Come Home' by Lenrie Peters is that of

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When David Diop in 'The Vultures' says that 'civilization kicked us in the face' and 'holy water slapped our cringing brows', he is using

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In Soyinka's 'Abiku', the statement, 'The ripest fruit was saddest', is an example of

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'... like some fish Doped out of the deepI have bobbed up bellywise From stream of sleep'.The above lines from 'Night Rain' are intended to emphasize the fact that the speaker

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'Serrating down your back and front Like beak of the sword-fish, And both your ears, notched As a bondsman to this house...'The dominant figure of speech in the above lines from J.P. Clark's 'Abiku' is

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In the poem 'Piano AND Drums' Okara uses the drums to symbolize

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David Diop's poem 'The Vultures', ends in a

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In J.P Clarks 'Abiku' the word 'threshold' means

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The poem 'Viaticum' portrays a ritual preparation for

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In the poem 'The Vultures', David Diop expresses his

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Assonance in poetry is the repetition of

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Which of the following is a correct definition of the balled?

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In a work of Literature, the hero is one

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A play is a Tragedy when

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What distinguishes poetry from other forms of literature is its

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''Mother, didn''t you hear me? I''ve bought the goat, hen and yams. don''t you want them anymore? Why do you continue to look at me like that?I haven''t done anything wrong again, have i? Answer me, speak to me, mother!'…

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'I too crossed the rivers, and the virgin ambushes of the forests, Where Lianas hung down, more treacherous than serpents'.In the eyes of the writer of these lines, the word 'Forests' stands for

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1985 JAMB UTME Literature In English Past Questions

Who persuades Caesar to disregard Calpurnia's appeal?

The mood expressed in 'We Have Come Home' by Lenrie Peters is that of

When David Diop in 'The Vultures' says that 'civilization kicked us in the face' and 'holy water slapped our cringing brows', he is using

In Soyinka's 'Abiku', the statement, 'The ripest fruit was saddest', is an example of

'... like some fish Doped out of the deepI have bobbed up bellywise From stream of sleep'.The above lines from 'Night Rain' are intended to emphasize the fact that the speaker

'Serrating down your back and front Like beak of the sword-fish, And both your ears, notched As a bondsman to this house...'The dominant figure of speech in the above lines from J.P. Clark's 'Abiku' is

In the poem 'Piano AND Drums' Okara uses the drums to symbolize

David Diop's poem 'The Vultures', ends in a

In J.P Clarks 'Abiku' the word 'threshold' means

The poem 'Viaticum' portrays a ritual preparation for

In the poem 'The Vultures', David Diop expresses his

Assonance in poetry is the repetition of

Which of the following is a correct definition of the balled?

In a work of Literature, the hero is one

A play is a Tragedy when

What distinguishes poetry from other forms of literature is its

''Mother, didn''t you hear me? I''ve bought the goat, hen and yams. don''t you want them anymore? Why do you continue to look at me like that?I haven''t done anything wrong again, have i? Answer me, speak to me, mother!'…

'I too crossed the rivers, and the virgin ambushes of the forests, Where Lianas hung down, more treacherous than serpents'.In the eyes of the writer of these lines, the word 'Forests' stands for

The central organizing idea which unites character, action, language and style in a work of fiction is known as

In a play denouement is the