Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 96:

• JAMB 1984

Writing about an abstract object as though it had human qualities is known as

A. Apostrophe
B. Personification
C. Denotation
D. Allusion
E. Imitation

Question 97:

• JAMB 1984

A short emphatic, witty saying, often involving antithesis or paradox is an

A. Epithet
B. Epigram
C. Invective
D. Impression
E. Analogy

Question 98:

• JAMB 1984

The protagonist of a story is generally

A. The protest made by the principle character against his adversaries
B. The principle character of the story
C. The theme of the story
D. One of the minor characters in the story
E. The protest made by a character against the hero

Question 99:

• JAMB 1984

'Assonance' is the product of a poet's use of

A. Masculine ryhme
B. Many consonant
C. Regular ryhme
D. Similar sounding vowels
E. Imaginative metaphors.

Question 100:

• JAMB 1985

Which of the following is a correct definition of the balled?

A. A climatic episode
B. An impersonal dramatic piece
C. An allusive dialogue
D. A love story told by balled singer
E. A poem that tells a folk story