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

Question 46:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The stylistic device that uses the name of one thing to describe another is called a

A. Synonym
B. Metonym
C. Mataphor
D. Antonym

Question 47:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade;. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
The figure of speech used here is

A. Pathetic fallacy
B. Similitude
C. Repetition
D. Zeugma

Question 48:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'...let the greying day grow
....let the evening horns blow
....let the melting mountains go
....but let the sundown sow''
To Wole with Love' by Atukwei Okai
The use of the words 'melting mountains' is

A. Metaphorical
B. Symbolical
C. Alliterative
D. Rhythmical

Question 49:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Still stand stubborn
To stones that strangle the dawn,
Still stand stubborn
To stones that maim the morn,
still stand stubborn
To stones that assail the sun'
Atukwei Okai, 'Sunset Sonata'
The dominant literary device employed in the above passage is

A. Onomatopoeia
B. Repetition
C. Metonymy
D. Alliteration

Question 50:

• JAMB 1994

The expression "The sun kisses the earth" is a

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Paradox