Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 2019

A poem of 14 lines is known as__________

A. Sonnet
B. Octave
C. Sestet
D. Quatrain

Question 7:

• JAMB 2019

A transferred epithet is popularly known as a/an ........

A. Epistrophe
B. Ellipsis
C. Hypallage
D. Hendiady

Question 8:

• JAMB 2019

A dramatic type directed against an individual or a private institute with the intent to severely ridicule is called_________

A. Satire
B. Burlesque
C. Caricature
D. Lampoon

Question 9:

• JAMB 2019

A novel written in form of a letter is said to be_______

A. Gothic
B. Biographical
C. Epistolary
D. Autobiographical

Question 10:

• JAMB 2019

... is the illustration which serves to persuasively sustain the interest of the readers in a literary piece

A. Storyline
B. Narrative hook
C. Plot
D. Suspense