Figures of speech - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1986

Tunde's long and vigorous speech was followed by a deafening silence.
The phrase deafening silence is used as a figure of speech called

A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole.

Question 32:

• JAMB 1986

'No; This my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Making the green and red .'
In the above lines the figure of speech used is

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Paradox

Question 33:

• JAMB 1986

The literary device which uses ridicule to correct social ills is known as

A. Satire
B. Paradox
C. Hyperbole
D. Epigram.

Question 34:

• JAMB 1987

The substitution of mild and pleasant expression for harsh and blunt one is called

A. Ambiguity
B. Climax
C. Peripety
D. Euphemism.

Question 35:

• JAMB 1987

Alliteration is

A. The use of figures of speech to achieve poetic effect
B. The repetition of two or more words having the same initial consonant sound
C. Usually employed to set the scene for a conflict
D. All of the above