Literature In English 2007 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 31 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesMonometer is a

A. Single meter of Coleridge's poem, 'Christabel'
B. Line repeated in the first syllable of a word
C. Single foot used in John Milton's sonnets
D. Line of verse consisting of a metrical foot

Question 32 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesZeugma is a figurative device in which a

A. Noun refers to two parts of an expression
B. Conjunction governs two parts of an expression
C. Verb refers to two parts of an expression
D. Pronoun governs two parts of an expression

Question 33 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesChanson is a term denoting a

A. Poem of varied metrical froms
B. From of love song
C. Song from the Middle Ages
D. Popular Korean verse

Question 34 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesThe part of a play when climax approaches is known as

A. Epitasis
B. Protasis
C. Catharsis
D. Catastasis

Question 35 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesBlack theater is drama concerned with

A. Mourners dressed in black
B. Actors of black origin
C. The identity of black Americans
D. Africans of West Indian origin