Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 141:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A novel which depicts the adventures of the main character who is usually something of a rogue is a

A. Comedy
B. Fable
C. Prose
D. Picaresque

Question 142:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'Now I fear disturbance of the quiet season Winter shall come bringing death from the sea
Ruinous spring shall beat at our doors
Root and shoot shall eat eyes and our ears'.
The dramatic technique employed in this passage is

A. Irony
B. Anticlimax
C. Foreshadowing
D. Flasback

Question 143:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A creative process in which abstract entities such as virtues and vices are used with intended double meaning is called

A. Tragedy
B. Fallacy
C. Allegory
D. Farce

Question 144:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The technique used in bringing the plot of a play to an abrupt end is called

A. Deus ex machina
B. Endnote
C. Climax
D. Denouement

Question 145:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Still stand stubborn
To stones that strangle the dawn,
Still stand stubborn
To stones that maim the morn,
still stand stubborn
To stones that assail the sun'
Atukwei Okai, 'Sunset Sonata'
The dominant literary device employed in the above passage is

A. Onomatopoeia
B. Repetition
C. Metonymy
D. Alliteration