Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 116:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A playwright who solves the dilemma of his characters by rescuing them from impossible circumstances using extra human device has employed

A. Deus ex machina
B. Dramatis personae
C. Contrived manipulation
D. Dramatic reversals

Question 117:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Persona refers to the

A. Central character in a play
B. Voice of the character
C. The image a character presents
D. The personality of a character

Question 118:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The three main unities in drama are those of

A. Action, time and place
B. Time, space and action
C. Place, time and space
D. Space, action and time

Question 119:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An elegy is a poem that morns for the

A. Deceased
B. Beeaved
C. Accused
D. King

Question 120:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called

A. Short verses
B. Rhythmic verses
C. Free verses
D. Irregular verses