Literature in English

JAMB WAEC NECO Post-UTME

Senior secondary Literature-in-English for WAEC, NECO and Post-UTME: literary terms and devices, and the skills for analysing prose, drama and poetry, African and non-African, plus unseen passages and general literary appreciation questions. Practice is skills-based and builds the analytical technique examiners reward — no copyrighted set texts are reproduced.

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Levels

1 Literary Terms & Devices
2 Prose
3 Drama
4 Poetry
5 Comparative & Unseen Analysis

Topics covered

Literary Terms and Concepts Figures of Speech and Sound Devices Elements of Prose Fiction African Prose Non-African Prose Elements of Drama African Drama Non-African Drama Elements of Poetry African Poetry Non-African Poetry Unseen Passage Analysis

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1. A play written mainly to be performed on stage is called a:

A. novel

B. drama

C. poem

D. essay

Explanation: Drama is literature composed for theatrical performance, told through dialogue and action.

2. The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words is called:

A. rhyme

B. alliteration

C. simile

D. metaphor

Explanation: Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds, e.g. "wild and windy weather".

3. A story that criticises human vice or folly, often using humour, is called:

A. tragedy

B. satire

C. elegy

D. sonnet

Explanation: Satire uses irony, humour or exaggeration to expose and criticise foolishness or wrongdoing.

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