Jamb Literature in English 2009 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesThe use of gestures to communicate in drama is known as

A. Mime
B. Melodrama
C. Soliloquy
D. Burlesque

Question 37:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA short and witty remark is

A. A limerick
B. A tercet
C. An eptgram
D. A litotes

Question 38:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesAn expression that signifies a whole through its significant parts is

A. Synaesthesia
B. Synecdoche
C. Metonymy
D. Allegory

Question 39:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA structural arrangement of units of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is similarly placed is called

A. Repetition
B. Paradox
C. Refrain
D. Parallelism

Question 40:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesThe pride that contributes to the fall of a tragic character in a play is known as

A. Harmatia
B. Catharsis
C. Hubris
D. Epistasis