Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 181:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The overall design of a drama to which all other components relate is its

A. Catharsis
B. Exposition
C. Structure
D. Symbol

Question 182:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
An irredeemable reversal of the hero's fortune in a tragedy is called

A. Anagnorisis
B. Peripeteia
C. Purgation
D. Hubris

Question 183:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A system of plot development which creates the future through anticipation and the past through memory is

A. Deja vu
B. Avant-garde
C. Medieval
D. Metaphysical

Question 184:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
Allegory is used to describe a work in which

A. Humans are transposed into animals
B. Both animals and humans swap roles
C. Animals are given human characters
D. Abstract ideas are personified

Question 185:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A careful choice of words dictated by a particular mood or an event refers to

A. Regression
B. Cadence
C. Rhyme
D. Tone