Jamb Literature in English 2003 Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
Allegory is used to describe a work in which

A. Humans are transposed into animals
B. Both animals and humans swap roles
C. Animals are given human characters
D. Abstract ideas are personified

Question 17:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The author of a novel sustains readers' interest through the use of

A. Ambiguity
B. Anecdotes
C. Prologue
D. Suspense

Question 18:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
'Theatre-in-the-round'is employed to achieve a

A. Quick resolution of conflicts
B. Hilarious ending
C. Contest between the hero and the villan
D. Close rapport between players and spectators.

Question 19:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
In literary convention, 'aside' is used to

A. Make a pointed remark
B. Emphasize scenes as different from acts
C. Distinguish between events
D. Gossip about other characters

Question 20:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The writing convention in which the events in a narrative are scrambled as they come to the writer's mind without any attempt to arrange them in orderly sequence is called

A. Shifting style
B. Narrator's mind style
C. Psycho-consciousness style
D. Stream of consciousness