Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 576:

• JAMB 1983

In 'In Memoriam' Senghor writes 'That from the dangerous safety of the tower, i may go down into the street...'
'Dangerous safety' used in this poem is an example of

A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification
E. Apostophe.

Question 577:

• JAMB 1983

A statement that appears to say something opposite to common sense or the truth, but which may contain a truth is

A. An oxymoron
B. A parable
C. An irony
D. An inversion
E. A paradox.

Question 578:

• JAMB 1983

Dialogue is important in drama because it

A. Helps the audience to improve their English
B. Is usually funny and lively
C. Helps the audience to relax
D. Prolongs the action of the play
E. Reveals the minds of the characters.

Question 579:

• JAMB 1983

A novel is

A. A long prose narrative fiction
B. An interesting story about a hero
C. A prose writings that deals with various people
D. A long story in which homan characters represents abstract qualities
E. A prose writing about the lives of great and interesting people.

Question 580:

• JAMB 1983

Identify the odd item in the following list

A. Prose
B. Poetry
C. Melodrama
D. Catastrophe
E. Drama.