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

Question 306:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An insincere literary work is known as

A. Parody
B. Paradox
C. Satire
D. Pathos

Question 307:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A novel which depicts the adventures of the main character who is usually something of a rogue is a

A. Comedy
B. Fable
C. Prose
D. Picaresque

Question 308:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'Now I fear disturbance of the quiet season Winter shall come bringing death from the sea
Ruinous spring shall beat at our doors
Root and shoot shall eat eyes and our ears'.
The dramatic technique employed in this passage is

A. Irony
B. Anticlimax
C. Foreshadowing
D. Flasback

Question 309:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In literature, a round character is associated with

A. Change and growth
B. Stability and determination
C. Simplicity and modesty
D. Running down other characters

Question 310:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A creative process in which abstract entities such as virtues and vices are used with intended double meaning is called

A. Tragedy
B. Fallacy
C. Allegory
D. Farce