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

Question 186:

• JAMB 1987

Caricature is used to

A. Ridicule a person by distorting his most prominent features
B. Censure an individual by emphasizing his weakness
C. Expose the folly in literature
D. Elicit the artistic potential of dramatists.

Question 187:

• JAMB 1987

The substitution of mild and pleasant expression for harsh and blunt one is called

A. Ambiguity
B. Climax
C. Peripety
D. Euphemism.

Question 188:

• JAMB 1987

Any work of literature which sets out to instruct may be called

A. Dialetic
B. Decadent
C. Definitive
D. Didactic.

Question 189:

• JAMB 1987

The novel, The Novella and the Short Story are the major sub-genres

A. Non-fiction
B. Prose fiction
C. Poetry
D. Drama

Question 190:

• JAMB 1987

An ode is best described as a

A. Story told in poetic from
B. Poetic composition of fourteen lines
C. Narration about nature and natural objects
D. Lyrical poem addressed to some persons things