Jamb Literature in English Past Questions with Answers

Jamb Literature in English Past Questions

Question 211:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

What sustains the interest of a reader in all literature is

A. Ambiguity
B. Characterization
C. Suspense
D. Plot

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Question 212:

JAMB 2016

The dominant literary device in Diop's Vanity is

A. Rhetorical question
B. Allusion
C. Hyperbole
D. Dramatic irony

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Question 213:

JAMB 2016

Hallowell's The Dining Table can be referred to as a

A. Traditional poem
B. A lyric
C. Dramatic monologue
D. Ballad

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Question 214:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

In a tragic play the device used to reduce tension is known as

A. Comic relief
B. Rhetoric
C. Anti-climax
D. Climax

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Question 215:

JAMB 2016

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

An art that is both literary and theatrical is

A. A prose
B. A poem
C. Drama
D. Prosody

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Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

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