Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1831:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA structural arrangement of units of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is similarly placed is called

A. Repetition
B. Paradox
C. Refrain
D. Parallelism

Question 1832:

• 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 1833:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA metrical foot of two stressed or long syllables is called

A. A spondee
B. A trochee
C. An anapest
D. An iamb

Question 1834:

• 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 1835:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Biokun: I did it for her!Let theme laugh!Let them condemn me. I who have always derided superstition. I have gone back to the shrine of Olokun. At least if he dies, Oroki will know I tried everything.Femi Osofisan: No More the Wasted BreedBiokun's mood in this passage is one of

A. Desperation
B. Frustration
C. Anger
D. Anxiety