Versification in drama and poetry - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1985

A play is a Tragedy when

A. The autor presents life as a hopeless adventure
B. The main chracter dies before the play ends
C. There is much blood shed in the play
D. The main character is a wicked person
E. A weakness in the main character leads to his downfall.

Question 7:

• JAMB 1985

In a work of Literature, the hero is one

A. Whose name is mentioned the greatest number of times in the text
B. Who is antagonistic to every one else
C. Whose experience provide the central conflict in the work
D. Who dies in the course of the story
E. Who performs brave and heroic deeds.

Question 8:

• JAMB 1985

In a play denouement is the

A. Entry of the central character
B. Development of the central conflict
C. Introduction of the minor conflict along side the major conflict
D. Climatic point in the development of the plot
E. The resolution of the conflicts in the plot.

Question 9:

• JAMB 1985

In poetry, the elegiac mood typically attends the occasion or experience of

A. Triumph and fulfilment
B. Birth and growth
C. Death and decay
D. Joy and ecstacy
E. Illumination and discovery.

Question 10:

• JAMB 1986

The epilogue in a play refers to the

A. Conflict in the play
B. Tail-piece
C. Opening chorus
D. Dramatic action.