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

Question 41:

• 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 42:

• 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 43:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
''From here the island of Fogo is a presence
At Sunset
The palm trees are slow singers of farewell
The sail on the sea
Writes in geometry of spume
- departure of he who remains
And the clouds carried by incessant soft breezes
-journey of he who never left!''
Which of the following figures of speech is used prominently in the poem?

A. Apostrophe
B. Litotes
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification

Question 44:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An exaggeration or overstatement in literature is a

A. Hexameter
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Soliloquy

Question 45:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A form of symbolism in which ideas or abstract qualities are represented in a poem is an

A. Allegory
B. Allusion
C. Ambiguity
D. Apostrophe