Jamb Literature in English 1993 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An insincere literary work is known as

A. Parody
B. Paradox
C. Satire
D. Pathos

Question 32:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A novel which depicts the adventures of the main character who is usually something of a rogue is a

A. Comedy
B. Fable
C. Prose
D. Picaresque

Question 33:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'Now I fear disturbance of the quiet season Winter shall come bringing death from the sea
Ruinous spring shall beat at our doors
Root and shoot shall eat eyes and our ears'.
The dramatic technique employed in this passage is

A. Irony
B. Anticlimax
C. Foreshadowing
D. Flasback

Question 34:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In literature, a round character is associated with

A. Change and growth
B. Stability and determination
C. Simplicity and modesty
D. Running down other characters

Question 35:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A creative process in which abstract entities such as virtues and vices are used with intended double meaning is called

A. Tragedy
B. Fallacy
C. Allegory
D. Farce