Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 131:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
In what type of play would the playwright introduce a comic to relieve tension already built up?

A. Farce
B. Comedy
C. Opera
D. Tragedy

Question 132:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
''From here the island of Fogo is a presence
At Sunset
The palm trees are slow singers of farewell
The sail on the sea
Writes in geometry of spume
- departure of he who remains
And the clouds carried by incessant soft breezes
-journey of he who never left!''
Which of the following figures of speech is used prominently in the poem?

A. Apostrophe
B. Litotes
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification

Question 133:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
When a story is told in a song and passed down by word of mouth, it is called

A. A sonnet
B. An epic
C. A ballad
D. A singer's story

Question 134:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The purgation of the emotions of pity and fear in tragedy is called

A. Catharsis
B. Tragi-comedy
C. Demetia
D. Cleansing

Question 135:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An exaggeration or overstatement in literature is a

A. Hexameter
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Soliloquy