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

Question 21:

• JAMB 2019

The art of using persuasive words in literary works is known as_______

A. Rhetoric
B. Dilemma
C. Parody
D. Paronomasia

Question 22:

• JAMB 2019

A poem is said to be good if it________

A. Has elevated style
B. Has rhyme and reason
C. Is difficult to understand
D. Has a regular rhythm

Question 23:

• JAMB 2019

An overused expression is a/an _________

A. Cliche
B. Cacophony
C. Epigram
D. Archetype

Question 24:

• JAMB 2019

_____ is used to describe the predetermination of a future event in a literary piece

A. Analepsis
B. Prolepsis
C. Interlude
D. Fatalism

Question 25:

• JAMB 2019

Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.

The mood of the writer is that of _____?

A. Elation
B. Sarcasm
C. Sorrow
D. Anxiety