Jamb Literature in English 1986 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1986

The theme of Gabriel Okara's 'piano and Drums' is usually summed up in the phrase

A. Clash of cultures
B. Primal youth of the African
C. Beauty of the Concerto
D. The decay of African Civilization.

Question 32:

• JAMB 1986

Tunde's long and vigorous speech was followed by a deafening silence.
The phrase deafening silence is used as a figure of speech called

A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole.

Question 33:

• JAMB 1986

'No; This my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green and red .'
In the above lines the figure of speech used is

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Paradox

Question 34:

• JAMB 1986

When the speech is written so as to be understood in one way by a certain character, while the audience or another character understands it to have some secret and special meaning, the literary device used in this context is called

A. Dramatic irony
B. Paradox
C. Allusion
D. Hyperbole.

Question 35:

• JAMB 1986

The epilogue in a play refers to the

A. Conflict in the play
B. Tail-piece
C. Opening chorus
D. Dramatic action.