1993 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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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
A novel which depicts the adventures of the main character who is usually something of a rogue is a
A
comedy
B
fable
C
prose
D
picaresque
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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
'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
A
irony
B
anticlimax
C
foreshadowing
D
flasback
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In literature, a round character is associated with
In literature, a round character is associated with
A
change and growth
B
stability and determination
C
simplicity and modesty
D
running down other characters
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A creative process in which abstract entities such as virtues and vices are used with intended double meaning is called
A creative process in which abstract entities such as virtues and vices are used with intended double meaning is called
A
tragedy
B
fallacy
C
allegory
D
farce
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The technique used in bringing the plot of a play to an abrupt end is called
The technique used in bringing the plot of a play to an abrupt end is called
A
deus ex machina
B
endnote
C
climax
D
denouement
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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
When words or phrases in either poetry or prose rise and fall measuredly, it is said that they
A
have a regular rhythm
B
rhyme
C
are accented and unaccented
D
are well structured
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The ode and the elegy are examples of
The ode and the elegy are examples of
A
sonnet
B
lyrical poetry
C
narrative poetry
D
blank verse
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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
A play that tells a single story, has one setting and takes place within a specified period is said to
A
be heavilymoralistic
B
be clearly cohesive
C
possess the unities
D
have tragic elements
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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
And purple-stained mouth,'
John Keats, 'Ode to a Nightingale'. The above lines are an example of
A
tautology
B
comic relief
C
euphemism
D
consonance
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This question is based on Literary Principles.
'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
'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
A
onomatopoeia
B
repetition
C
metonymy
D
alliteration
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