Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 101:

• JAMB 1985

Assonance in poetry is the repetition of

A. Internal vowels in words
B. Stressed syllables in words
C. Consonant sounds in words
D. Final sounds at the end of a line
E. Final sounds at the begining of a line.

Question 102:

• JAMB 1985

A deliberate use of exaggeration for humour or emphasis is known as

A. Exclamation
B. Litotes
C. Metonymy
D. Hyperbole
E. Antonym.

Question 103:

• JAMB 1985

'The pen is mightier than the sword' is an example of

A. Metonymy
B. Antonomasia
C. Comparison
D. Synecdoche
E. Paradox.

Question 104:

• JAMB 1985

As a literary from the short story is most closely related to

A. Poetry
B. The discourse
C. Tregedy
D. The novel
E. Drama.

Question 105:

• JAMB 1986

Tunde's long and vigorous speech was followed by a deafening silence.
The phrase deafening silence is used as a figure of speech called

A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole.