1993 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A novel which depicts the adventures of the main character who is usually something of a rogue is a

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'Now I fear disturbance of the quiet season Winter shall come bringing death from the sea
Ruinous spring shall beat at our doors
Root and shoot shall eat eyes and our ears'.
The dramatic technique employed in this passage is

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In literature, a round character is associated with

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A creative process in which abstract entities such as virtues and vices are used with intended double meaning is called

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The technique used in bringing the plot of a play to an abrupt end is called

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
When words or phrases in either poetry or prose rise and fall measuredly, it is said that they

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The ode and the elegy are examples of

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A play that tells a single story, has one setting and takes place within a specified period is said to

This question is based on General Literary Principles. With beaded bubbles winking at the brim,
And purple-stained mouth,'
John Keats, 'Ode to a Nightingale'. The above lines are an example of

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'Still stand stubborn
To stones that strangle the dawn,
Still stand stubborn
To stones that maim the morn,
still stand stubborn
To stones that assail the sun'
Atukwei Okai, 'Sunset Sonata'
The dominant literary device employed in the above passage is