Literary principles - 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

Read the poem and answer questions
At dawn must I rise to till the rock
That our land has turned into
The land where on we'd gleefully harvested paddy
Planted and nurtured and tended on plots marshy
Our woes are bloody woes of accursed revenges
Of the land spirits aggrieved by paltry human respect
For the life of fellow man by his fellow
Kindred blood has counted for less than no value
Brother's wife has been wife to other brother's brother
Communal loot has emptied our country silos
The earth has stopped breathing and sighed
Soldered tears has the moon shed
The earth was scorched at noon-day night
And our land has turned to hoeing rock.


The theme of the poem is__________

A. Drought and heat
B. Abomination and retribution
C. Sickness and death
D. Famine and disease

Question 3:

• JAMB 2019

What basically distinguishes literature from other disciplines is its________

A. Use of creative imagination
B. Exposition of human experiences
C. Communication of ideas
D. Portrayal of places

Question 4:

• JAMB 2019

A poem is said to be good if it________

A. Has elevated style
B. Has rhyme and reason
C. Is difficult to understand
D. Has a regular rhythm

Question 5:

• JAMB 2019

_______ is used to describe the situation where a character recognize his mistake

A. Tragic flaw
B. Hubris
C. Denouement
D. Anagnorisis