Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 291:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on J.C Graft's Sons and DaughtersThe plot of the play is

A. Linear
B. Cyclical
C. Complicated
D. Episodic

Question 292:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on J.C Graft's Sons and Daughters,Now look what we have:a permanent bloom of ugly paper flowers!'The device used by Aaron in the excerpt above is

A. Suspense
B. Rhetorical questions
C. Oxymoron
D. Allegory

Question 293:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.....So tedious is this day As is the night before some festival To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not wear them'.The literary device used in the excerpt is

A. Euphemism
B. Simile
C. Sarcasm
D. Bathos

Question 294:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietThe atmosphere of tragedy in the play is created through the use of

A. Dreams and foreboding
B. Fights and quarrels
C. Wars and hatred
D. Ideas and dramatization

Question 295:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietShakespeare depicts love and idealism through the

A. Party at the Capulets'
B. Lovers' tomb at the end
C. Brawl between Romeo and Tybalt
D. Balcony scene in the second Act