Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 136:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A form of symbolism in which ideas or abstract qualities are represented in a poem is an

A. Allegory
B. Allusion
C. Ambiguity
D. Apostrophe

Question 137:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The stylistic device that uses the name of one thing to describe another is called a

A. Synonym
B. Metonym
C. Mataphor
D. Antonym

Question 138:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade;. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
The figure of speech used here is

A. Pathetic fallacy
B. Similitude
C. Repetition
D. Zeugma

Question 139:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'...let the greying day grow
....let the evening horns blow
....let the melting mountains go
....but let the sundown sow''
To Wole with Love' by Atukwei Okai
The use of the words 'melting mountains' is

A. Metaphorical
B. Symbolical
C. Alliterative
D. Rhythmical

Question 140:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An insincere literary work is known as

A. Parody
B. Paradox
C. Satire
D. Pathos