Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1976:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Drama is the representation of a complete series of actions by means of

A. Movement and gesture for the screen and audience
B. Speech, movement and gesture for the stage only
C. Speech, movement and gesture for the stage, screen and radio
D. Speech, gesture and movement for the screen and radio

Question 1977:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A poet's use of regular rhythm is known as

A. Allegory
B. Assonance
C. Metre
D. Onomatopoeia

Question 1978:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A literary genre which directly imitates human action is

A. Drama
B. Comedy
C. Prose
D. Poetry

Question 1979:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A fable is a story in which

A. Allegations are made about characters
B. Animals or things are used as characters
C. There is an important setting
D. The story is told in poetic form

Question 1980:

• JAMB 2012

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The juxtaposition of two contrasting ideas in a line of poetry is

A. Euphemism
B. Synedoche
C. Catharsis
D. Oxymoron