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

Question 206:

• JAMB 1988

This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.The persons who take part in a play are sometimes referred to as

A. Audience
B. Dramatists
C. Dramatis personae
D. Comedians

Question 207:

• JAMB 1988

This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.A from of writing in which the poet writes with nostalgia about simple village life is

A. Pastoral
B. Ballad
C. Romance
D. Epic

Question 208:

• JAMB 1988

This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.An imitation, bordering on ridicule of an author's style and ideas is know as

A. Mime
B. Paradox
C. Criticism
D. Parody

Question 209:

• JAMB 1988

This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.'Genres of literature aptly describes

A. Tradedy comedy, tragi-comedy
B. Ode, elegy, sonnet
C. Short story, novel, autobiography
D. Poetry, prose , drama

Question 210:

• JAMB 1988

This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.A dirge is a

A. Romantic poem
B. Poem on nature
C. Poem of expectations
D. Poem of lament