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

Question 271:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called

A. A prologue
B. An epilogue
C. A dirge
D. A monoloque

Question 272:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
Assonance occurs when

A. A character speaks eloquently in a play
B. Similar vowel sounds are repeated in a sentence or line of poetry
C. Consonants are repeated at the beginning of words
D. Words rhyme alternately

Question 273:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A stanza of three lines linked by rhyme is generally called a

A. Couplet
B. Ballad
C. Tercet
D. Quatrain

Question 274:

• JAMB 1991

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

A. A recurrent image in a work of literature
B. The reason behind a character's behaviour
C. A single matrical line
D. An essay or treatise on a particular subject

Question 275:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
In what type of play would the playwright introduce a comic to relieve tension already built up?

A. Farce
B. Comedy
C. Opera
D. Tragedy