Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 121:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
Shelly''Ode to the West Wind'
The literary device used here is

A. An apostrophe
B. An allegory
C. A poetic license
D. A rhetoric

Question 122:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A melodramatic play is based on

A. A melodious manipulation of events
B. Ingredients that mllow down events
C. Sensational plot and characters
D. The playwright's didactic overtones

Question 123:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Romantic poetry emphasizes

A. The beauty of nature
B. Intimate relationships
C. The love in human nature
D. The romance in human aspirations

Question 124:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A denouement in a play

A. Causes conflicts
B. Creates conflicts
C. Resolves conflicts
D. Creates catastrophe

Question 125:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A couplet refers to

A. Two successive lines of rhyming verse
B. Two stanzas that cannot stand alone
C. Four irregular verses in stanzas
D. Poetry that is actd on stage