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

Question 76:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In literary work, verbal irony refers to a

A. Device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says
B. Situation in which a character speaks or acts against the trend of events
C. Difficult situation which defies a logical or rational resolution
D. Device in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says

Question 77:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A poet's use of regular rhythm is known as

A. Allegory
B. Assonance
C. Metre
D. Onomatopoeia

Question 78:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The juxtaposition of two contrasting ideas in a line of poetry is

A. Euphemism
B. Synedoche
C. Catharsis
D. Oxymoron

Question 79:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The main aim of of caricature is to

A. Describe
B. Expose
C. Emphasize
D. Ridicule

Question 80:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation.
O! Ceremony,show me but thy worth What is thy soul of adoration
The figure of speech in the lines above is

A. Antithesis
B. Invocation
C. Personification
D. Apostrophe