2019 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 6
Which one of the following is most influential to the substance of Hallowell's "The Dinning Table"?
Defining why the poem bothers on brutality and the horrors of war is based on the time and place including the prevailing occurance at the time when the poem was written, in the Sierra Leone during the war.
'Nightfall! Nightfall!
You are my mortal enemy'
The figurative name for the manner in which Nightfall is directly addressed is______
Nightfall is addressed as though it were a living, breathing human being capable of response or action so the best answer is apostrophe.
The mood of Diop's 'Vanity' is__________
The mood of the poem "Vanity" is that of worry and also the poet expressess this through a series of rhetorical questions.
... is the illustration which serves to persuasively sustain the interest of the readers in a literary piece
The piece of wrtting which the writer used to draw and sustain the interest his readers as the plot unfolds is the "narrative hook" and should not be mistakened with suspense which meant to ignite the thinking and curiosity of the audience.
In literary criticism, a casual reference to a figure or an event is regarded as a/an_______
An Allusion is mostly taking about an event especially of similar quality or importance to establish or drive home a particular point. An example of Allusion is seen in Williams Morris " proud king " _ biblical allusion.
A transferred epithet is popularly known as a/an ........
Hypallage is the literary name for a transferred epithet. Example " Bed of Thorns". Bed as used here is a transfered epithet as in usage for the qualification of the word, 'Thorns'.
A dramatic type directed against an individual or a private institute with the intent to severely ridicule is called_________
A satire is used to direct the entire society while Lampoon is used directly simply for an individual party.
A novel written in form of a letter is said to be_______
An epistolary novel is the answer. An epistolary novel is written as though it is a letter , reflective of the writer's personal feelings and indicating some from of close relationship interaction with the reader. Example of an epistolary novel is Mariama Ba ' So Long A Letter ' it is written in format.
Adeoti's "Ambush" ends on a note of___________
The last stanza of the poem where they said " awaiting in ambush" shows or signifies hopelessness as the ruling class will be expecting to devour the future change makers.
Use excerpt below to answer questions
"Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words." (Shakespeare's Othello)
What incident ignited the excerpt above?
What lead to Desdemona's betrayal by Othello was when Lago played upon his ( Othello) insecurities, reminding him of Cassio's outstanding qualites , this added to vexing Othello and lured him into doing such .