Versification in drama and poetry - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A foil in drama is also known as

A. Flat character
B. Protagonist
C. Round character
D. Antagonist

Question 42:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In drama, the term climax is used

A. As a figure of speech connoting beauty
B. For the point of highest dramatic tension
C. When the crisis in the play is resolved
D. When the hero's tragic flaw is revealed

Question 43:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A character who does not develop or experience change in the course of his or her existence in a novel is a

A. Round character
B. Flat character
C. Rounded character
D. Major character

Question 44:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A panegyric poem is composed to

A. Abuse
B. Condemn
C. Praise
D. Elaborate

Question 45:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A primary ballad is associated with

A. Educated people
B. Urban folk
C. The nomads
D. Rural folk