Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 151:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
'Theatre-in-the-round'is employed to achieve a

A. Quick resolution of conflicts
B. Hilarious ending
C. Contest between the hero and the villan
D. Close rapport between players and spectators.

Question 152:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
In literary convention, 'aside' is used to

A. Make a pointed remark
B. Emphasize scenes as different from acts
C. Distinguish between events
D. Gossip about other characters

Question 153:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The writing convention in which the events in a narrative are scrambled as they come to the writer's mind without any attempt to arrange them in orderly sequence is called

A. Shifting style
B. Narrator's mind style
C. Psycho-consciousness style
D. Stream of consciousness

Question 154:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The predominant use of the third-person pronoun in a novel creates a

A. Sense of detachment on the part of the writer
B. Sense of detachment on the part of the reader
C. Psychological affinity with the characters
D. Balance of opinion among the characters

Question 155:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A poem without a regular rhyme scheme is a

A. Traditional poem
B. Ballad
C. Lyrical poem
D. Blank verse