Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 726:

• JAMB 1986

'No; This my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green and red .'
In the above lines the figure of speech used is

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Paradox

Question 727:

• JAMB 1986

When the speech is written so as to be understood in one way by a certain character, while the audience or another character understands it to have some secret and special meaning, the literary device used in this context is called

A. Dramatic irony
B. Paradox
C. Allusion
D. Hyperbole.

Question 728:

• JAMB 1986

The epilogue in a play refers to the

A. Conflict in the play
B. Tail-piece
C. Opening chorus
D. Dramatic action.

Question 729:

• JAMB 1986

Which of the following is NOT a form of poetic expression

A. Sestet
B. Lyric
C. Sonnet
D. Elegy.

Question 730:

• JAMB 1986

Reversal of fortune as used in the criticism of a literary work describes the

A. Rise to fame of the central character
B. Success of the hero or heroine
C. Reward of the hero
D. Sudden change in the fate of the central character.