2007 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
Zeugma is a figurative device in which a
Zeugma is a figurative device in which a
A
noun refers to two parts of an expression
B
conjunction governs two parts of an expression
C
verb refers to two parts of an expression
D
pronoun governs two parts of an expression
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
Chanson is a term denoting a
Chanson is a term denoting a
A
poem of varied metrical froms
B
from of love song
C
song from the Middle Ages
D
popular Korean verse
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The part of a play when climax approaches is known as
The part of a play when climax approaches is known as
A
epitasis
B
protasis
C
catharsis
D
catastasis
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
Black theater is drama concerned with
Black theater is drama concerned with
A
mourners dressed in black
B
actors of black origin
C
the identity of black Americans
D
Africans of West Indian origin
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
Which of the following forms of poetry is an example of a monologue?
Which of the following forms of poetry is an example of a monologue?
A
Lament
B
Ode
C
Sonnet
D
Epic
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
A final stanza of a poem that is shorter than the preceding one is called
A final stanza of a poem that is shorter than the preceding one is called
A
epanalepsis
B
antithesis
C
envoi
D
irony
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
That quality in a literary work which evokes tenderness, pity or sorrow is
That quality in a literary work which evokes tenderness, pity or sorrow is
A
pathopoeia
B
pathos
C
pataphysics
D
patois
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The moment of recognition of truth when ignorance gives way to knowledge in a character is know as
The moment of recognition of truth when ignorance gives way to knowledge in a character is know as
A
hamartia
B
anagnorisis
C
hubris
D
anamnesis
correct option: b
Anagnorisis (/ˌænəɡˈnɒrᵻsᵻs/; Ancient Greek: ἀναγνώρισις) is a moment in a play or other work when a character makes a critical discovery. Anagnorisis originally meant recognition.
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation
If I cannot slaughter other tribes men If I do not say my prayer in the morning If I turn my back on some of your advice... Is meal Heron:Pardon me.
The repetition in the lines above is a poetic device of
If I cannot slaughter other tribes men If I do not say my prayer in the morning If I turn my back on some of your advice... Is meal Heron:Pardon me.
The repetition in the lines above is a poetic device of
A
plagiarism
B
anaphora
C
paralipsis
D
alliteration
correct option: c
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
'Though alien to this clime its capacity for bagging crime befits a legendary scion of the soil the brief sack with bulging stomach.'
'Though alien to this clime its capacity for bagging crime befits a legendary scion of the soil the brief sack with bulging stomach.'
A
quatrain and imagery
B
rhyme andsimile
C
onomatopoeia and alliteration
D
alliteration and personification
correct option: a
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