Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 66:

• JAMB 2015

A speech or writing used to praise a person or a thing for past or present deeds is

A. Eulogy
B. Synecdoche
C. Epigram
D. Epilogue

Question 67:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on William Romeo and Juliet.

In Romeo and Juliet, use the excerpt below to answer question 14 and 15.
'.... So tedious is this day

As is the night before some festival
To an important child that hath them.

new robes and may not wear.

The literary device used in the excerpt is

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Oxymoron
D. Apostrophe

Question 68:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on General literacy principles

A literary genre which directly imitates human action is

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

Question 69:

• JAMB 1978

In 'I Will Pronounce Your Name'Senghor writes:'Naett that is the dry tornado,the clap of lightening'.
The figure of speech used in the above line is

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Irony
E. Synedoche

Question 70:

• JAMB 1978

One of the following terms applies to the discussion of both tragedy and comedy:

A. Climax
B. Happy ending
C. Tragic hero
D. Alliteration
E. Stanza