Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 86:

• JAMB 1983

Point out the odd term

A. Enjambment
B. Rhyme
C. Alliteration
D. Assonance
E. Plot.

Question 87:

• JAMB 1983

The antagonist in a tragedy is

A. Any character in the tragedy
B. The wife of the protagonist
C. The character who provides comic relief
D. The character set in opposition to the main character
E. The leading chorus.

Question 88:

• JAMB 1983

In 'In Memoriam' Senghor writes 'That from the dangerous safety of the tower, i may go down into the street...'
'Dangerous safety' used in this poem is an example of

A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification
E. Apostophe.

Question 89:

• JAMB 1983

A statement that appears to say something opposite to common sense or the truth, but which may contain a truth is

A. An oxymoron
B. A parable
C. An irony
D. An inversion
E. A paradox.

Question 90:

• JAMB 1983

A novel is

A. A long prose narrative fiction
B. An interesting story about a hero
C. A prose writings that deals with various people
D. A long story in which homan characters represents abstract qualities
E. A prose writing about the lives of great and interesting people.