Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 2081:

• JAMB 2014

He is a faithful liar
The line above is an example of

A. Euphemism
B. Antithesis
C. Epigram
D. Oxymoron

Question 2082:

• JAMB 2014

Fights by the book of arithmetic
The figure of speech in the line above is

A. Litotes
B. Innuendo
C. Hyperbole
D. Euphemism

Question 2083:

• JAMB 2014

And when you trudge on one horny Pads Gullied
like the soles of modern shoes Pads that even
jiggers cannot conquer
Horny pads in the lines above is a reference to a

A. Sole of a pauper
B. Sole of a soldier
C. Policeman
D. Madman

Question 2084:

• JAMB 2014

"Lift not the painted veil which those who live
call life:through unreal shapes be pictured there,
And it mimic all we would believe
With colors idly spread,-behind, lurk fear.'
P.B. Shelley:Sonnet
The stanza above is an example of a

A. Couplet
B. Sestet
C. Quatrain
D. Sonnet

Question 2085:

• JAMB 2014

'I wonder how long, you awful parasites, Shall
share with me this little bed, And awake me, from
my sweet dreams be lost,By sucking blood from
my poor head...'
Mbure:To a Bed-Bug
The lines above are an example of a

A. Light verse
B. Light opera
C. Limerick
D. Lampoon