GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 126:

• JAMB 1980

Poetry deals with one of the following

A. Emotion only
B. Death only
C. Ideas only
D. Emotion and ideas
E. Beauty only

Question 127:

• JAMB 1981

Drama is essentially different from poetry because

A. Always involve many characters
B. Exist mainly in action
C. Uses elevated language
D. Uses localized imagery
E. Deals with tragic experience

Question 128:

• JAMB 1981

Which of the following statements best describes comedy

A. A play in which no body dies
B. A play which makes us laugh
C. Play in which the hero is a clown
D. A play which end happily
E. A play which is not boring.

Question 129:

• JAMB 1982

Dramatic irony entails

A. A statement that means more than is evident to its maker
B. A hilarious statement
C. Satirical comment
D. A sarcastic announcement
E. Praise of the audience.

Question 130:

• JAMB 1982

'He sat down on a box. he took out letter he had received from Joseph the other Friday and read it again. Then he put it back. A tear, a single tear, ran down his face. he rubbed it off, rather impatiently. he poured water, cold water from a cup, into one hand and washed his face.
He was suddenly very lucid, calm inside'.
What makes this scene taken from a novel very real to the reader is the writer's use of

A. Imagery
B. Simile
C. Details
D. Uncommon words
E. Metaphor