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

Question 266:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
In which of the following genres is the term 'soliloquy' generally used?

A. Novel
B. Drama
C. Epic
D. Poetry

Question 267:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
Blank verse

A. Is nonsensical verse
B. Consists of unhymed five stress lines
C. Is verse used by the nobility
D. Consists of rhyme in the second and fourth line

Question 268:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A burlesque is

A. An exaggerated mockery of a literary work
B. A sentimental comedy
C. An account of a famous person's life
D. A rhetorical device used for effect in poetry

Question 269:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'The dum, dum of the drum' is a good example of

A. Assonance
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Metaphor
D. Simile

Question 270:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
One major narrative technique a novel shares with drama is

A. Scenes
B. Dialogue
C. Soliloquy
D. Sarcasm