2016 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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The dominant literary device in Diop's Vanity is
A
rhetorical question
B
allusion
C
hyperbole
D
dramatic irony
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Hallowell's The Dining Table can be referred to as a
A
traditional poem
B
a lyric
C
dramatic monologue
D
ballad
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In a tragic play the device used to reduce tension is known as
In a tragic play the device used to reduce tension is known as
A
comic relief
B
rhetoric
C
anti-climax
D
climax
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An art that is both literary and theatrical is
An art that is both literary and theatrical is
A
a prose
B
a poem
C
drama
D
prosody
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is
An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is
A
pathos
B
parody
C
pyrrhic
D
props
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A literary work that teaches moral is said to be
A literary work that teaches moral is said to be
A
didactic
B
instructive
C
corrective
D
impressive
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The opposite of the part that introduces the main work in literature is known as
The opposite of the part that introduces the main work in literature is known as
A
prologue
B
epitome
C
epilogue
D
epitaph
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The continuation of meaning without pause, from one line to the next is
The continuation of meaning without pause, from one line to the next is
A
synecdoche
B
melodrama
C
enjambment
D
alliteration
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a
A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a
A
verse in poetry
B
stanza in poetry
C
metre in poetry
D
trope in poetry
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
What sustains the interest of a reader in all literature is
What sustains the interest of a reader in all literature is
A
ambiguity
B
characterization
C
suspense
D
plot
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