2005 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
Cast in a play refers to
Cast in a play refers to
A
all the actors
B
three of the actors
C
a few of the actors
D
an exclusive social class in the play
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A tragic hero, according to the Aristotelian precept, must be a
A tragic hero, according to the Aristotelian precept, must be a
A
noble character with hubris
B
lowly character who suddenly stumbles on some fortunes
C
king with deep affection for his subjects
D
central character after whom the play is named
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A careful choice of words dictated by a particular mood or an event refers to
A careful choice of words dictated by a particular mood or an event refers to
A
regression
B
cadence
C
rhyme
D
tone
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The insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the specific subject under discussion in a given work is called
The insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the insertion of material unrelated or distantly related to the specific subject under discussion in a given work is called
A
digression
B
flashback
C
regression
D
reverie
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When an object is invested with a meaning beyond its immediate reference, it becauses
When an object is invested with a meaning beyond its immediate reference, it becauses
A
an irony
B
a symbol
C
a subject
D
an epigram
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Unity of time in a tragedy implies that all actions should take place
Unity of time in a tragedy implies that all actions should take place
A
simultaneously
B
intermittently
C
in a single revolution of the sun
D
within the same locale
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A short, carefully phrased expression meant to elicit amusement and surprise is
A short, carefully phrased expression meant to elicit amusement and surprise is
A
hyperbole
B
limerick
C
tercet
D
wit
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This question is based on Literary Principles
'History's stammerer when will your memory master the vowels of your father's name?
Niyi Osundare: Waiting Laughter's
The literary device used in the excerpt above is
'History's stammerer when will your memory master the vowels of your father's name?
Niyi Osundare: Waiting Laughter's
The literary device used in the excerpt above is
A
apostrophe
B
rhetorical question
C
pun
D
run-on-line
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''It is a beauteous evening, calm and free The holy time is quiet as a Nun Breathless with adoration; the broad sun Is sinking down in its tranquility; The gentleness of heaven broods O'er the sea: Listen! the might Being is awake And doth with his eternal motion make A sound like thunder-everlasting'.
W. Wordsworth: It is a Beauteous Evening
The rhyme scheme of the stanza above is
''It is a beauteous evening, calm and free The holy time is quiet as a Nun Breathless with adoration; the broad sun Is sinking down in its tranquility; The gentleness of heaven broods O'er the sea: Listen! the might Being is awake And doth with his eternal motion make A sound like thunder-everlasting'.
W. Wordsworth: It is a Beauteous Evening
The rhyme scheme of the stanza above is
A
cbba cdda
B
bbac ddac
C
ddca bbca
D
abbc addc
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'And the promised pleasure will the face of vanished treasure in the face of plundered pound hidden beneath roots of greener grasses in a land far from the masses
'And the promised pleasure will the face of vanished treasure in the face of plundered pound hidden beneath roots of greener grasses in a land far from the masses
A
optimistic
B
interrogative
C
persuasive
D
pessimistic
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