2022 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
An image in poetry usually gives a clue to one of the following
rhyme
assonance
paradox
theme
Option D is the correct answer.
An image in poetry often gives a clue to the theme. A theme is a central idea or message that the poem is exploring or trying to convey. Images can be used to help the reader understand the theme by creating vivid and memorable visual representations of the ideas being explored.
That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable yams. One man tied his cloth to a tree branch and hanged himself. The mood conveyed here is one of _____
excitement
sadness
joy
triumph
Option B is the correct answer.
The conveyed mood is one of sadness due to the use of language that suggests loss and despair. The harvest being described as "sad, like a funeral" and farmers weeping over "miserable yams" creates a sense of disappointment and grief.
One of the following terms applies to the discussion of both tragedy and comedy
climax
happy ending
tragic hero
alliteration
Option A is the correct answer.
One of the terms that applies to the discussion of both tragedy and comedy is "climax." The climax is the point of highest tension or conflict in a play or story, when the outcome of the events is decided.
A character that is always against the interest of the protagonist is
hero
opposition
villain
heroine
Option C is the correct answer.
In Literature, the villain is presented as the opposing character, also known as the antagonist.
The idea of metre as used in a literary piece is
stanza
rhythm
rhyme
verse
Option B is the correct answer.
Poetic meter marks the rhythm in poetry.
An hero whose weakness contributes to his downfall is called?
Deuteragonist
Periaktos
Tragic hero
Tragic flow
Option C is the correct answer.
The one whose flaws or weakness lead to his ruin or downfall is called a tragic hero.
A travelogue is
a record of the writer's experience during a journey
the account of the experiences of an individual during his lifeline
the account of the travails of a character in a novel
a variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey
Option A is the correct answer.
A travelogue is a literary genre that describes a journey, usually in first-person narrative, and is often written for the purpose of documenting personal experiences, observations, and reflections of the writer during the trip.
A Literary work that ridicules the shortcomings of people or ideas is ......
a satire
a masque
a fable
an irony
Option A is the correct answer.
A satire makes fun (ridicule) of individuals or ideas and exposes their flaws in an effort to effect positive change.
The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is
a constitutional provision
a copyright
an authority to write
an author's right
Option B is the correct answer.
A copyright protects an intellectual work from being produced by others without the author's consent.
Empathy is achieved when the audience
feels betrayed by the director
vicariously participates in the stage experience
attacks the character foil
denounces and humiliates the protagonist
Option B is the correct answer.
Empathy takes place when the audience engages the experience on the stage and follows the performance while comprehending what the dramatis personae are feeling.