Jamb Literature in English 1992 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A quatrain is

A. The last line of a poem
B. The fourth line of a sonnet
C. A poem which ends with a question
D. A stanza consisting of four lines

Question 27:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An exaggeration or overstatement in literature is a

A. Hexameter
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Soliloquy

Question 28:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A form of symbolism in which ideas or abstract qualities are represented in a poem is an

A. Allegory
B. Allusion
C. Ambiguity
D. Apostrophe

Question 29:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The word 'image' is associated with

A. Attitude
B. Mood
C. Tone
D. Abstraction

Question 30:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The stylistic device that uses the name of one thing to describe another is called a

A. Synonym
B. Metonym
C. Mataphor
D. Antonym