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

Question 451:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
A limerick has

A. Ornate style, humour, irony and seven lines
B. Humour, rhyme scheme and five lines
C. Formal and elaborate style and humour
D. A stinging climax, rhyme scheme and five lines

Question 452:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
Farce thrives on

A. Big events
B. Premonition
C. Absurdity
D. Incidents

Question 453:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
One rhyme scheme typical of the English sonnet is

A. Abab cdcd cdedce
B. Abba abba cde cde
C. Abba abba cde dce
D. Abab cdcd efef gg

Question 454:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The tragic character is the person whose experiences arouse pity and

A. Terror
B. Horror
C. Frustration
D. Sympathy

Question 455:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
Allegory is used to describe a work in which

A. Humans are transposed into animals
B. Both animals and humans swap roles
C. Animals are given human characters
D. Abstract ideas are personified