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

Question 51:

• JAMB 2018

A poet‘s use of regular rhythm is known as _______?

A. Allegory
B. Assonance
C. Metre
D. Onomatopoeia

Question 52:

• JAMB 2018

A literacy genre which directly imitates human actions is______?

A. Drama
B. Comedy
C. Prose
D. Poetry

Question 53:

• JAMB 2018

A fable is a story in which________?

A. Allegations are made about characters
B. Animal is or things are used as characters
C. There is an important setting
D. The story is told in poetic form

Question 54:

• JAMB 2018

The juxtaposition of two contrasting ideas in a line of poetry is_________?

A. Euphemism
B. Synecdoche
C. Catharsis
D. Oxymoron

Question 55:

• JAMB 2018

The main aim of caricature is to_______?

A. Describe
B. Expose
C. Emphasise
D. Ridicule