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

Question 181:

• JAMB 1986

The literary device which uses ridicule to correct social ills is known as

A. Satire
B. Paradox
C. Hyperbole
D. Epigram.

Question 182:

• JAMB 1986

A poem of mourning and dedicated written on the death of an individual is called

A. Am elegy
B. An eulogy
C. A sonnet
D. An ode.

Question 183:

• JAMB 1986

A poem written on a grand theme, in an appropriately grand style, dealing with heroic figures is called

A. A soliloquy
B. A tragi-comedy
C. An epic
D. An epigram.

Question 184:

• JAMB 1986

Characterization in a novel means the

A. List of characters featuring in it
B. Mode of presenting the fictional individuals
C. Peculiar mannerisms of the narrator
D. Resolution of the conflict between the characters.

Question 185:

• JAMB 1987

Which of the following best describes the speakers attitude to mother Idoto in Okigbo's poem 'Idoto'?

A. Obsequious
B. Defiant
C. Arrogant
D. Submissive.