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

Question 446:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The overall design of a drama to which all other components relate is its

A. Catharsis
B. Exposition
C. Structure
D. Symbol

Question 447:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
What does the protagonist do in a picaresque novel?

A. He embarks on a journey
B. He slows down the narration
C. He draws illustrative pictures
D. He becomes an artist

Question 448:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
In the plot of a novel emphasis should be placed on

A. Showing casual connection of incidents
B. The vivid presentation of incidents
C. The accurate presentation of incidents
D. Narrating the truth of incidents

Question 449:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
An irredeemable reversal of the hero's fortune in a tragedy is called

A. Anagnorisis
B. Peripeteia
C. Purgation
D. Hubris

Question 450:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A system of plot development which creates the future through anticipation and the past through memory is

A. Deja vu
B. Avant-garde
C. Medieval
D. Metaphysical