2003 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
'The gloom will give way to light
And the thorny path cleared of pain
The storms will bow to the prompting of peace
Lost moments of glory will be restored
And strangled opportunities reborn
We shall yet regain the dawn
The suggestion that runs through the short poem above is that of
'The gloom will give way to light
And the thorny path cleared of pain
The storms will bow to the prompting of peace
Lost moments of glory will be restored
And strangled opportunities reborn
We shall yet regain the dawn
The suggestion that runs through the short poem above is that of
A
anxiety and worry
B
anticipation of positive change
C
sorrow and dejection
D
fear of change
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
Farce thrives on
A
big events
B
premonition
C
absurdity
D
incidents
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The form of poetry that celebrates with nostalgia the ideal world of the countryside is referred to as
A
an ode
B
a ballad
C
an elegy
D
a pastoral
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
One rhyme scheme typical of the English sonnet is
A
abab cdcd cdedce
B
abba abba cde cde
C
abba abba cde dce
D
abab cdcd efef gg
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The tragic character is the person whose experiences arouse pity and
A
terror
B
horror
C
frustration
D
sympathy
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
Allegory is used to describe a work in which
A
humans are transposed into animals
B
both animals and humans swap roles
C
animals are given human characters
D
abstract ideas are personified
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The author of a novel sustains readers' interest through the use of
A
ambiguity
B
anecdotes
C
prologue
D
suspense
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
'Theatre-in-the-round'is employed to achieve a
A
quick resolution of conflicts
B
hilarious ending
C
contest between the hero and the villan
D
close rapport between players and spectators.
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
In literary convention, 'aside' is used to
A
make a pointed remark
B
emphasize scenes as different from acts
C
distinguish between events
D
gossip about other characters
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The writing convention in which the events in a narrative are scrambled as they come to the writer's mind without any attempt to arrange them in orderly sequence is called
A
shifting style
B
narrator's mind style
C
psycho-consciousness style
D
stream of consciousness
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