Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 231:

• 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 232:

• 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 233:

• 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

Question 234:

• JAMB 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.
The figure of speech in which the writer means the exact opposite of what he intends to say is

A. Paradox
B. Metaphor
C. Satire
D. Irony

Question 235:

• JAMB 2013

These question is based on General Literary Principles.
Action without speech in a play is

A. Epilogue
B. Mime
C. Soliloquy
D. Aside