Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 2016:

• JAMB 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.
A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is

A. Flashback
B. Foreshadowing
C. Interlude
D. Anti-climax

Question 2017:

• JAMB 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.
A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a

A. Stanza in poetry
B. Meter in poetry
C. Trope in poetry
D. Verse in poetry

Question 2018:

• JAMB 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.
A fable is a brief narrative illustrating wisdom and

A. Custom
B. Turth
C. Urgency
D. Origin

Question 2019:

• JAMB 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.
A device used in poetry to achieve emphasis or stress a point is known as

A. Assonance
B. Repetition
C. Alliteration
D. Rhyme

Question 2020:

• JAMB 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.
A literary work that ridicules the shortcomings of people or ideas is

A. An irony
B. A fable
C. A masque
D. A satire