2011 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
The repetition of single words or phrases at the beginning of a line is
The repetition of single words or phrases at the beginning of a line is
A
assonance
B
onomatopoeia
C
alliteration
D
parallelism
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
A ballad is meant to be
A ballad is meant to be
A
acted
B
discussed
C
read
D
sung
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
In drama drama dramaturge is he who
In drama drama dramaturge is he who
A
writes or edits plays
B
directs a play
C
acts a film
D
features in a play
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
Travellogue is a work of art written
Travellogue is a work of art written
A
by a famous playwrite
B
by an unpopular novelist
C
on a journey
D
before the death of the author
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
Plays are basically meant to
Plays are basically meant to
A
change the world
B
be read for pleasure
C
be presented on stage
D
keep people out of trouble
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
A character who re-enacts familiar experiences that readers easily identify with is
A character who re-enacts familiar experiences that readers easily identify with is
A
round character
B
stock character
C
static character
D
flat character
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
The plot of a story generally refers to the
The plot of a story generally refers to the
A
intrigue made by a character against the hero
B
way in which the events of the story are organized
C
way in which the writer begin the story
D
way the writer ends the story
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
The metric pattern in a line of poetry with five stressed and five unstressed syllabus is
The metric pattern in a line of poetry with five stressed and five unstressed syllabus is
A
trochaic decametre
B
iambic pentametre
C
anapestic metre
D
dactylic metre
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These question are based on literary Appreciation.
Theseus:
now, fair Hippolyta,our nuptial hour Draw on space for happy day bring in Another moon. But, O, me thinks how slow.The old moon wanes,she lingers my desires,Like to a step-drama or a dowager,Long withering out a young man's revenue.
William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The literary device used in the excerpt above are
Theseus:
now, fair Hippolyta,our nuptial hour Draw on space for happy day bring in Another moon. But, O, me thinks how slow.The old moon wanes,she lingers my desires,Like to a step-drama or a dowager,Long withering out a young man's revenue.
William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The literary device used in the excerpt above are
A
personification and simile
B
alliteration and synechdocheand
C
rhyme and refrain
D
irony and suspense
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These question are based on literary Appreciation.
'You are the silent cold of pleasure locked in the world worldless wonder
You are the hive of pleasure no dragon can plunder'
Gbemisola Adeoti: Dream code
The excerpt above achieves its rhetorical effect through the use of
'You are the silent cold of pleasure locked in the world worldless wonder
You are the hive of pleasure no dragon can plunder'
Gbemisola Adeoti: Dream code
The excerpt above achieves its rhetorical effect through the use of
A
repetition and meiosis
B
caesura and hyperbole
C
alliteration and irony
D
metaphor and rhyme
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