Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 106:

• JAMB 1986

'No; This my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green and red .'
In the above lines the figure of speech used is

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

Question 107:

• JAMB 1986

When the speech is written so as to be understood in one way by a certain character, while the audience or another character understands it to have some secret and special meaning, the literary device used in this context is called

A. Dramatic irony
B. Paradox
C. Allusion
D. Hyperbole.

Question 108:

• JAMB 1986

Which of the following terms is exclusive to drama?

A. Dialogue
B. Plot
C. Protagonist
D. Soliloguy.

Question 109:

• JAMB 1986

The literary device which uses ridicule to correct social ills is known as

A. Satire
B. Paradox
C. Hyperbole
D. Epigram.

Question 110:

• JAMB 1987

The substitution of mild and pleasant expression for harsh and blunt one is called

A. Ambiguity
B. Climax
C. Peripety
D. Euphemism.