GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 501:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA poetic device in which an idea in a line runs into another is called

A. Rhyme scheme
B. Enjambment
C. End rhyme
D. Pathos

Question 502:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesThe use of sound pattern to suggest meaning in poetry is

A. Rhythm
B. Mimics
C. Lyric
D. Metonymy

Question 503:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA conscious imitation of a literary work by another with the aim of ridicule is

A. Performance
B. Mockery
C. Mimesis
D. Parody

Question 504:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesThe use of gestures to communicate in drama is known as

A. Mime
B. Melodrama
C. Soliloquy
D. Burlesque

Question 505:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA short and witty remark is

A. A limerick
B. A tercet
C. An eptgram
D. A litotes