1986 JAMB UTME Literature In English Past Questions
1986
Reversal of fortune as used in the criticism of a literary work describes the
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1986
The bustle in a houseThe morning after death Is solemnest of industriesEnacted upon earth-The sweeping up the heart And putting love awayWe shall not want to use againUntil eternity.The predominant mood of this poem is b…
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1986
Much madness is divinest senseTo a discerning eye;Much sense is starkest madness.'This the majorityIn this, as all, prevails.Assent, and you are sane;Demur,-you're straightway dangerous, And handled with a chain.This poe…
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1986
'' It was dawn, and the windows were dark except for the Workmen cafes. The sky was like a avast flat wall of cobalt, with roofs and spires of black paper pasted upon it. Drowsy men were sweeping the pavements with ten-f…
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1986
Characterization in a novel means the
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1986
A poem written on a grand theme, in an appropriately grand style, dealing with heroic figures is called
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1986
'His sleepy mouth, plugged by the heavy nipple Tugs like a puppy, grunting as he feeds'. The repeated u sound in the above passage is an example of
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1986
'In Germany, under the law, everything is prohibited except that which is permitted, in the Soviet Union, everything is prohibited, including that which is permitted'. The last sentence is an example of
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1986
From that moment on he began to notice what was happening in town, but in a very inexact way, for Father Anthony Isabel, in part because of his age and in part also because he swore he had seen the devil on three occasio…
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1986
'Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty, in a thriving condition, wearing his own hair on his head the proper branches of this reasoning vegetable, until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs,…
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1986
'Chini was breathing with a love ripeness in her eye. She was elegant, sophistication, and Nigerian costume with charm. her every movement stimulated a flow of poetry from Francois and an ebb of embarrassment from her. s…
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1986
Which of the following is NOT a form of poetic expression?