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

Question 406:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A humorous play based on an unrealistic situation is considered in drama as

A. Comedy
B. Tragdy
C. Farce
D. Burlesque

Question 407:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The device used by writers to give truths by indirection is called

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

Question 408:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The arrangement of incidents in a novel in which one action precipitates another is called

A. Sub theme
B. Chronology
C. Suspense
D. Causality

Question 409:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The theme of a literary work is the

A. Dominant pre-occupation of the work
B. Interesting issues raised in the work
C. Different views on a particular topic
D. Psychological issues in the work

Question 410:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A metaphor in which objects, persons and events in a story are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself is

A. Fable
B. Personification
C. Allegory
D. Symbolism