Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1686:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Flash back in a literary work help to

A. Fill the missing link
B. Reveal the characters'mindsets
C. Place the story in proper perspective
D. Relate events that are extraneous to the story

Question 1687:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An address to a metaphysical source of inspiration by a poet is called

A. Clairvoyance
B. Inspiration
C. Invocation
D. Nemesis

Question 1688:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A complex plot can be described as the plot structure that has

A. Multiple scenes
B. Strands of events runnings concurrently
C. Well-developed characters
D. An abstract subject and setting

Question 1689:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A metrical pause occurring in the middle of a line in a poem is called

A. Rhythm
B. Tetrametre
C. Assonance
D. Caesura

Question 1690:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The sides of a stage are called

A. The ways
B. Both sides
C. The pits
D. The wings