Figures of speech - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

"A time to sow,
A time to reap,
A time to born,
A time to die"
This exemplies the use of ...

A. Anadiplosis
B. Chiasmus
C. Anaphora
D. Hendiadys

Question 2:

• JAMB 2019

Analogy is the arrangement of two ideas that are_________

A. Opposite
B. Similar
C. Symbolic
D. Repetitive

Question 3:

• JAMB 2018

______is a subdivision of a poem?

A. Sentence
B. Lines
C. Stanza
D. Rhyme

Question 4:

• JAMB 2015

In literary devices, pun deals with

A. Placing words side by side
B. Playing on words
C. Arrangement of words placing two opposite phrases Answer
D. Placing two opposite phrases

Question 5:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.


O! Ceremony, show me but thy worth what is thy soul of adoration.
The figure of speech in the lines above is

A. Antithesis
B. Apostrophe
C. Personification
D. Euphemism