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

Question 71:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on General Literary Principles.Oxymoron is the use of two contrasting words that are

A. Placed far apart
B. Different in meaning
C. Placed side by side
D. Similar in meaning

Question 72:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesAn expression that signifies a whole through its significant parts is

A. Synaesthesia
B. Synecdoche
C. Metonymy
D. Allegory

Question 73:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA structural arrangement of units of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is similarly placed is called

A. Repetition
B. Paradox
C. Refrain
D. Parallelism

Question 74:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
Pun as a literary device deals with

A. Placing words side by side
B. Playing on words
C. Arragement of words
D. Placing two opposite phrases

Question 75:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
Satirical writing employs

A. Synechdoche
B. Irony
C. Onomatipoeia
D. Epigram