Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 61:

• JAMB 2019

In drama, comic reliefs often occur in_______

A. Comedies
B. Tragedies
C. Historical plays
D. Romantic plays

Question 62:

• JAMB 2019

'A trouble shared is a trouble halved' illustrates the use of______

A. Paradox
B. Cliche
C. Pun
D. Metaphor

Question 63:

• JAMB 2019

The art of using persuasive words in literary works is known as_______

A. Rhetoric
B. Dilemma
C. Parody
D. Paronomasia

Question 64:

• JAMB 2019

A poem is said to be good if it________

A. Has elevated style
B. Has rhyme and reason
C. Is difficult to understand
D. Has a regular rhythm

Question 65:

• JAMB 2019

Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.


The object of the extract is____?

A. Childishness
B. The unchanging cycle of nature
C. The adverse effect of old age
D. Human being