Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 91:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A burlesque is

A. An exaggerated mockery of a literary work
B. A sentimental comedy
C. An account of a famous person's life
D. A rhetorical device used for effect in poetry

Question 92:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A stanza of three lines linked by rhyme is generally called a

A. Couplet
B. Ballad
C. Tercet
D. Quatrain

Question 93:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A motif is

A. A recurrent image in a work of literature
B. The reason behind a character's behaviour
C. A single matrical line
D. An essay or treatise on a particular subject

Question 94:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Comic relief is

A. The use of humorous characters speeches or scenes in a tragic work
B. A figure of speech used in comic theatre
C. The use of hearty and wholesome laughter in plays
D. A device used in the theatre where a play ends in marriage

Question 95:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A quatrain is

A. The last line of a poem
B. The fourth line of a sonnet
C. A poem which ends with a question
D. A stanza consisting of four lines