Jamb Literature in English 2012 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A poet's use of regular rhythm is known as

A. Allegory
B. Assonance
C. Metre
D. Onomatopoeia

Question 37:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A literary genre which directly imitates human action is

A. Drama
B. Comedy
C. Prose
D. Poetry

Question 38:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A fable is a story in which

A. Allegations are made about characters
B. Animals or things are used as characters
C. There is an important setting
D. The story is told in poetic form

Question 39:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The juxtaposition of two contrasting ideas in a line of poetry is

A. Euphemism
B. Synedoche
C. Catharsis
D. Oxymoron

Question 40:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The main aim of of caricature is to

A. Describe
B. Expose
C. Emphasize
D. Ridicule