Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 176:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA conscious imitation of a literary work by another with the aim of ridicule is

A. Performance
B. Mockery
C. Mimesis
D. Parody

Question 177:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesThe pride that contributes to the fall of a tragic character in a play is known as

A. Harmatia
B. Catharsis
C. Hubris
D. Epistasis

Question 178:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA group of three lyric stanzas in classical Greek poetry is referred to as

A. Triplet
B. Triolet
C. Trilogy
D. Triad

Question 179:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
The narrative style in which the hero tells his own story directly is the.

A. Subjective
B. First-person
C. Third-person
D. Objective

Question 180:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
A plot structure that defies chronology can be described as

A. Circular
B. Episodic
C. Orgaanic
D. Open-ended