Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 96:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The word 'image' is associated with

A. Attitude
B. Mood
C. Tone
D. Abstraction

Question 97:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In literature, a round character is associated with

A. Change and growth
B. Stability and determination
C. Simplicity and modesty
D. Running down other characters

Question 98:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
When words or phrases in either poetry or prose rise and fall measuredly, it is said that they

A. Have a regular rhythm
B. Rhyme
C. Are accented and unaccented
D. Are well structured

Question 99:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The ode and the elegy are examples of

A. Sonnet
B. Lyrical poetry
C. Narrative poetry
D. Blank verse

Question 100:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A play that tells a single story, has one setting and takes place within a specified period is said to

A. Be heavilymoralistic
B. Be clearly cohesive
C. Possess the unities
D. Have tragic elements