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JAMB Literature in English 2000 Question 42

Question 42

Poetry: General

Mock-heroic poetry elevates

  1. A.the beauty in human relationships as exemplified in Homer
  2. B.trivial subject-matter by using the style of the classical epic
  3. C.the stripping off of appearances in a witty manner
  4. D.the important tales of heroes of the past era
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Answer: B (trivial subject-matter by using the style of the classical epic)

Explanation

Mock-heroic poetry, like Pope's The Rape of the Lock, treats a trivial subject in the grand style of epic, for comic effect.