2009 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
An expression that signifies a whole through its significant parts is
An expression that signifies a whole through its significant parts is
A
synaesthesia
B
synecdoche
C
metonymy
D
allegory
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A structural arrangement of units of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is similarly placed is called
A structural arrangement of units of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is similarly placed is called
A
repetition
B
paradox
C
refrain
D
parallelism
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The pride that contributes to the fall of a tragic character in a play is known as
The pride that contributes to the fall of a tragic character in a play is known as
A
harmatia
B
catharsis
C
hubris
D
epistasis
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
A metrical foot of two stressed or long syllables is called
A metrical foot of two stressed or long syllables is called
A
a spondee
B
a trochee
C
an anapest
D
an iamb
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A group of three lyric stanzas in classical Greek poetry is referred to as
A group of three lyric stanzas in classical Greek poetry is referred to as
A
triplet
B
triolet
C
trilogy
D
triad
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Biokun: I did it for her!Let theme laugh!
Let them condemn me. I who have always derided superstition. I have gone back to the shrine of Olokun. At least if he dies, Oroki will know I tried everything.
Femi Osofisan: No More the Wasted Breed
Biokun's mood in this passage is one of
Biokun: I did it for her!Let theme laugh!
Let them condemn me. I who have always derided superstition. I have gone back to the shrine of Olokun. At least if he dies, Oroki will know I tried everything.
Femi Osofisan: No More the Wasted Breed
Biokun's mood in this passage is one of
A
desperation
B
frustration
C
anger
D
anxiety
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'My song is the root touching other roots in a covenant below the crust...
Niyi Osundara: Waiting Laughters
The imagery used in the second line of the extract above is
'My song is the root touching other roots in a covenant below the crust...
Niyi Osundara: Waiting Laughters
The imagery used in the second line of the extract above is
A
olfactory
B
visual
C
tactile
D
auditory
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'The huge sacrifice that ward off death The big offering that prevents diseases......
Femi Osofisan: Morountodun
The poem above can best be described as
'The huge sacrifice that ward off death The big offering that prevents diseases......
Femi Osofisan: Morountodun
The poem above can best be described as
A
epic
B
heroic
C
praise
D
quatrain
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Why blame her who denies love for the asking And not the Birds and Moths and Beetles That after deep draughts from rich nector wells Flee tha drained petals to virgin flowers
The sound device used in the extract above is
Why blame her who denies love for the asking And not the Birds and Moths and Beetles That after deep draughts from rich nector wells Flee tha drained petals to virgin flowers
The sound device used in the extract above is
A
rhyme
B
alliteration
C
emphasis
D
assonance
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Oh, the market is set like the hub of a wheel And it pulls like a magnet strong. It is easy to tell How it casts its spell And draws all the crowds along
The sound device used in the extract above is
Oh, the market is set like the hub of a wheel And it pulls like a magnet strong. It is easy to tell How it casts its spell And draws all the crowds along
The sound device used in the extract above is
A
rhyme
B
alliteration
C
emphasis
D
assonance
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