Jamb 2016 Literature in English Past Questions with Answers

Jamb 2016 Literature in English Past Questions

Question 16:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a

A. Verse in poetry
B. Stanza in poetry
C. Metre in poetry
D. Trope in poetry

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Question 17:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

What sustains the interest of a reader in all literature is

A. Ambiguity
B. Characterization
C. Suspense
D. Plot

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Question 18:

JAMB 2016

The dominant literary device in Diop's Vanity is

A. Rhetorical question
B. Allusion
C. Hyperbole
D. Dramatic irony

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Question 19:

JAMB 2016

Hallowell's The Dining Table can be referred to as a

A. Traditional poem
B. A lyric
C. Dramatic monologue
D. Ballad

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Question 20:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

In a tragic play the device used to reduce tension is known as

A. Comic relief
B. Rhetoric
C. Anti-climax
D. Climax

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Jamb Literature in English 2016 Past Questions and Answers

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