Jamb Literature in English 1987 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1987

Any work of literature which sets out to instruct may be called

A. Dialetic
B. Decadent
C. Definitive
D. Didactic.

Question 32:

• JAMB 1987

The novel, The Novella and the Short Story are the major sub-genres

A. Non-fiction
B. Prose fiction
C. Poetry
D. Drama

Question 33:

• JAMB 1987

'Have you got any hands today?
'No, i am working alone. My helpers are on strike
'Would you like to engage me? My fees are reasonable.'
'No thank you'.
In this brief dialogue, the first line contains the device known as

A. Syncedoche
B. Paradox
C. Oxymoron
D. Hyperbole

Question 34:

• JAMB 1987

'The early morning smoke had now gone off the eyes of the day. Trees and houses were still wet from last night's rain, but a cool breeze caressed the world like a gentle hand.'
The dominant literary device in this passage is

A. Metaphor
B. Oxymoron
C. Synecdoche
D. Personification

Question 35:

• JAMB 1987

'Was it for this you took such constant care
The bodkin, comb and essence to prepare?
For this your locks in paper durance bound?
For this with tort'ring iron wreath'd round?
The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is

A. Synecdoche
B. Rhetorical questions
C. Parody
D. Apostrophe.