Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions with Answers

Jamb Literature in English Past Questions

Questions and Answers on Literary terms

Question 46:

JAMB 2016

He is a faithful liar

The line above is an example of

A. Epigram
B. Oxymoron
C. Euphemism
D. Antithesis

Question 47:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation.Oh incomprehensible God!

Shall my pilot be
My inborn stars to that
Final call to thee...

The literary device used in the first line is

A. Apostrophe
B. Burleques
C. Rehetoric question
D. Passion

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Question 48:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation.

'I have said too much unto a heart of stone,
And laid my honour too unchary on it',
There's something in me that reproves my fault,
But such a headstrong potent fault it is
That it but mocks reproof.'.

William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
A heart of stone in the lines above is an example of

A. Litotes
B. Metonymy
C. Assonance
D. Metaphor

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Question 49:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Satire employs the use of

A. Onomatopeia
B. Irony
C. Synecdoche
D. Melancholy

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Question 50:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The speech made by a character to himself on stage is

A. Epilogue
B. Aside
C. Soliloquy
D. Monologue

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Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

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Questions and Answers on Literary terms

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