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

Question 486:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA final stanza of a poem that is shorter than the preceding one is called

A. Epanalepsis
B. Antithesis
C. Envoi
D. Irony

Question 487:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesThat quality in a literary work which evokes tenderness, pity or sorrow is

A. Pathopoeia
B. Pathos
C. Pataphysics
D. Patois

Question 488:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The moment of recognition of truth when ignorance gives way to knowledge in a character is know as

A. Hamartia
B. Anagnorisis
C. Hubris
D. Anamnesis

Question 489:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on General Literary Principles.An interlude is a brief

A. Presentation in the interval of a dramatic performance
B. Play before the main dramatic performance
C. Presentation after the main dramatic performance
D. Dialogue between two persons

Question 490:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on General Literary Principles.An epic is a heroic story which includes

A. Ballad
B. Lyric
C. Myth
D. Dialogue