GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 86:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.


An art that is both literary and theatrical is

A. A prose
B. A poem
C. Drama
D. Prosody

Question 87:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.


An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is

A. Pathos
B. Parody
C. Pyrrhic
D. Props

Question 88:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son.


You want to known something then you run like a rabbit'


The device used in the line above is

A. Pun
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Simile

Question 89:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on General literacy principles


A poet's use of regular rhythm is known as

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

Question 90:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on General literacy principles

The repetition of single words or phrases at the beginning of lines is

A. Parallelism
B. Assonance
C. Alliteration
D. Pun