2023 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2

'The fair breeze blew
The white foam flew
The furrow followed free
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.'

The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is

This question is based on THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI.

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"And running away, and wanting their liquor and women,
And the night-fires going out, and the lack of shelters,
And the cities hostile and the towns unfriendly"

The dominant device in this excerpt is ___
 

'... Not a few of us ended our application letter like this: 'if you are kind enough to accomodate this humble application, Sir/Madam, I shall do my uttermost best to rendered you the greatest services which it is at my desposition to your best satisfactory. Yours obediently servant...' yet without English, you had no education fit for a white collar job
Cameron Daodu: The Gab Boys

The tone of the passage above is

Don't panic. Be calm. If you are somehow upset...try to regain your composure.

The speaker in the excerpt above is

An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is

Lineation refers to

The use of two contrasting words that are placed side by side is called

Jibunoh was simply a difficult man. He was hated by all his neighbours and deserted by his relations. He was the first and only person to beat a policeman in the entire village. He also had ten cases instituted against him for either stealing or violating the rights of others. He had no regard for deanery or normal conduct. No lover of peace or order could be his friends. It is not surprising that his death elicited jubilation rather than mourning\'

The passage above reveals that Jibunoh symbolizes

The tragic character is the person whose experiences arouse pity and

"...Rage is Chief
Rage drags rags after you, of Charity
Laughter, sweetness and light, Rage is thief
Enemy of equanimity"

The figure of speech dominant in these lines is _____