Types of poetry - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

"A time to sow,
A time to reap,
A time to born,
A time to die"
This exemplies the use of ...

A. Anadiplosis
B. Chiasmus
C. Anaphora
D. Hendiadys

Question 2:

• JAMB 2019

Awonoor's 'The Anvil and the Hammer' is best described as a/an___________

A. Free verse
B. Blank verse
C. Ode
D. Apologue

Question 3:

• JAMB 2017

This Question is based on General Literacy principles and Literacy Appreciations.


A poem used to express grief on the occasion of someone's death is _______?

A. Elergy
B. Epic
C. Dirge
D. Sonnet

Question 4:

• JAMB 2017

A poem that describes the simple life of rural people is called ___

A. Elergy
B. Ode
C. Lyrics
D. Pastoral

Question 5:

• JAMB 2016

Hallowell's The Dining Table can be referred to as a

A. Traditional poem
B. A lyric
C. Dramatic monologue
D. Ballad