Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 206:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA structural arrangement of units of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is similarly placed is called

A. Repetition
B. Paradox
C. Refrain
D. Parallelism

Question 207:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA metrical foot of two stressed or long syllables is called

A. A spondee
B. A trochee
C. An anapest
D. An iamb

Question 208:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
A play which mainly aims at provoking excessive laughter is called.

A. COMEDY
B. A FARCE
C. SATIRE
D. A TRAGIC-COMEDY

Question 209:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
Both comedy and tragedy have

A. Climax
B. Tragic hero
C. Stanza
D. Happy ending

Question 210:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on General Literary Principles.
A formal dignified speech or writing praising a person or a thing for past or present deeds is

A. Eulogy
B. Anthology
C. Lampoon
D. Premiere