Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 131:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A panegyric poem is composed to

A. Abuse
B. Condemn
C. Praise
D. Elaborate

Question 132:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The narrator in a prose work who is also a character is

A. Subjective narrator
B. Objective narrator
C. Omniscient narrator
D. Participatory narrator

Question 133:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A primary ballad is associated with

A. Educated people
B. Urban folk
C. The nomads
D. Rural folk

Question 134:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A trilogy is the

A. Sequence of three one-act drama written by the same author
B. Set of three players written by the same authors
C. Collection of three poems of equal length
D. Series of related stories divided into three equal parts

Question 135:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The term given to a type of incident or device which recurs frequently in Literature is

A. Motif
B. Ritual
C. Myth
D. Concept