GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 156:

• JAMB 1984

A well known epic in English literature is

A. Robinson Crusoe
B. The Marchant of Venice
C. Sons and Lovers
D. Treasure Island
E. Paradise lost.

Question 157:

• JAMB 1984

'Assonance' is the product of a poet's use of

A. Masculine ryhme
B. Many consonant
C. Regular ryhme
D. Similar sounding vowels
E. Imaginative metaphors.

Question 158:

• JAMB 1984

To be complete, a play MUST have

A. A prologue
B. An epilogue
C. Dramatic irony
D. A conflict
E. Several soliloquies.

Question 159:

• JAMB 1985

In the poem 'The Vultures', David Diop expresses his

A. Hope that African will triumph over colonialism
B. Hatred of Africans
C. Affections of the colonial masters
D. Love of forced romances
E. Hatred of women.

Question 160:

• JAMB 1985

What distinguishes poetry from other forms of literature is its

A. Emotion and feeling
B. Ungrammatical expressions
C. Irony and paradox
D. Rhyme and verse
E. Rhyme and metaphor.