1991 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
Blank verse
Blank verse
A
is nonsensical verse
B
consists of unhymed five stress lines
C
is verse used by the nobility
D
consists of rhyme in the second and fourth line
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A burlesque is
A burlesque is
A
an exaggerated mockery of a literary work
B
a sentimental comedy
C
an account of a famous person's life
D
a rhetorical device used for effect in poetry
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'The dum, dum of the drum' is a good example of
'The dum, dum of the drum' is a good example of
A
assonance
B
onomatopoeia
C
metaphor
D
simile
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
One major narrative technique a novel shares with drama is
One major narrative technique a novel shares with drama is
A
scenes
B
dialogue
C
soliloquy
D
sarcasm
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called
A speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called
A
a prologue
B
an epilogue
C
a dirge
D
a monoloque
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
Assonance occurs when
Assonance occurs when
A
a character speaks eloquently in a play
B
similar vowel sounds are repeated in a sentence or line of poetry
C
consonants are repeated at the beginning of words
D
words rhyme alternately
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A stanza of three lines linked by rhyme is generally called a
A stanza of three lines linked by rhyme is generally called a
A
couplet
B
ballad
C
tercet
D
quatrain
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A motif is
A motif is
A
a recurrent image in a work of literature
B
the reason behind a character's behaviour
C
a single matrical line
D
an essay or treatise on a particular subject
correct option: a
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
In what type of play would the playwright introduce a comic to relieve tension already built up?
In what type of play would the playwright introduce a comic to relieve tension already built up?
A
Farce
B
Comedy
C
Opera
D
Tragedy
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'His round cheeks, his round nose, his round chin were a cool, healthy red. In the globe of his face and neatly circular as if drawn in bright crayon, his narrow long, tip tilted eyes, clear a pale blue water, seemed out of place, as if two incompatible strains had collided in making him.'
The picture presented above of a particular individual has
'His round cheeks, his round nose, his round chin were a cool, healthy red. In the globe of his face and neatly circular as if drawn in bright crayon, his narrow long, tip tilted eyes, clear a pale blue water, seemed out of place, as if two incompatible strains had collided in making him.'
The picture presented above of a particular individual has
A
photographic clarity
B
satiric undertones
C
elements of exaggeration
D
derogatory connotations
correct option: a
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