2008 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4

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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An interlude is a brief
A
presentation in the interval of a dramatic performance
B
play before the main dramatic performance
C
presentation after the main dramatic performance
D
dialogue between two persons
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An epic is a heroic story which includes
A
ballad
B
lyric
C
myth
D
dialogue
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A long story narrating a series of complicated events is called a
A
saga
B
discourse
C
monologue
D
harangue
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Farce can be described as a dramatic piece marked by
A
movement from serious to the lighthearted mood
B
comic and exaggerated actions
C
actions devoid of meaning
D
gloomy actions with momentary reliefs
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Oxymoron is the use of two contrasting words that are
A
placed far apart
B
different in meaning
C
placed side by side
D
similar in meaning
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A line or a group of lines repeated in the course of a poem is called
A
chorus
B
refrain
C
repetition
D
prologue
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Limerick is a light verse which consist of five lines that are
A
anapestic
B
trochaic
C
spondaic
D
dactylic
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A short narrative or lyrical poem intended to be sung is a
A
leich
B
lay
C
lauda
D
letrilla
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A figurative device in which a statement is made and then withdrawn is referred to as
A
metanoia
B
metaphysical
C
metalanguage
D
metalepsis
correct option: d
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.'You do not have to be brutal to be a soldier, or rather you are brutal not because you are a soldier, but because there is a murderer in you who is waiting for war and army uniforms to give them expression.'Festus lyayi:HeroesThe speaker here contends that
A
soldiers are generally wicked
B
human nature has to do with a profession
C
soldiers are characteristically gentle
D
the latent brutality in man finds expression in war
correct option: b
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