Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 101:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles. With beaded bubbles winking at the brim,
And purple-stained mouth,'
John Keats, 'Ode to a Nightingale'. The above lines are an example of

A. Tautology
B. Comic relief
C. Euphemism
D. Consonance

Question 102:

• JAMB 1994

A didactic piece is one in which the writer

A. Teaches human lessons
B. Condemns human foibles
C. Dictates to his readers
D. Discusses dialectic themes

Question 103:

• JAMB 1994

A sub-plot is

A. A major turn or complication in the main story
B. The second part of the main plot
C. A secondary plot dealing with a different theme
D. An aspect of the main plot recited by a different narrator

Question 104:

• JAMB 1994

What basically distinguishes Literature from other disciplines is its

A. Use of creative imagination
B. Exposition of human experience
C. Communication of ideas
D. Portrayal of places

Question 105:

• JAMB 1994

"Stream of consciousness" is the name for

A. A narrative mode that produces a character's random thoughts and associations
B. An italian rhyme scheme brought into vogue in the sixteenth century
C. A stage device in the actor addresses the audience directly
D. A cultural phenomenon of the eighteenth century