Figures of speech - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 66:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A metaphor in which objects, persons and events in a story are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself is

A. Fable
B. Personification
C. Allegory
D. Symbolism

Question 67:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The figure of speech in which a character makes a statement that has or would have deep and serious implication in the play is

A. Aside
B. Euphemism
C. Dramatic irony
D. Textual contrast

Question 68:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Using the name of one thing for something else with which it is closely associated is an instance of

A. Parody
B. Paradox
C. Parallelism
D. Metonymy

Question 69:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
Allegory is used to describe a work in which

A. Humans are transposed into animals
B. Both animals and humans swap roles
C. Animals are given human characters
D. Abstract ideas are personified

Question 70:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A short, carefully phrased expression meant to elicit amusement and surprise is

A. Hyperbole
B. Limerick
C. Tercet
D. Wit