Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1726:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesThe part of a play when climax approaches is known as

A. Epitasis
B. Protasis
C. Catharsis
D. Catastasis

Question 1727:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesBlack theater is drama concerned with

A. Mourners dressed in black
B. Actors of black origin
C. The identity of black Americans
D. Africans of West Indian origin

Question 1728:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesWhich of the following forms of poetry is an example of a monologue?

A. Lament
B. Ode
C. Sonnet
D. Epic

Question 1729:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA final stanza of a poem that is shorter than the preceding one is called

A. Epanalepsis
B. Antithesis
C. Envoi
D. Irony

Question 1730:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesThat quality in a literary work which evokes tenderness, pity or sorrow is

A. Pathopoeia
B. Pathos
C. Pataphysics
D. Patois