Poetic devices - 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

One of the following is not significant to Morris' "The Proud King"

A. Didacticism
B. Allusion
C. Parable
D. Allegory

Question 3:

• JAMB 2019

The bar in Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar" is a symbol for the___________

A. Presence of God's and his guiding force
B. World
C. Boundary between life and death
D. Grave

Question 4:

• JAMB 2019

The dominant mood in Tennyson's Crossing the Bar is that of___________

A. Acceptance
B. Anxiety
C. Uncertainty
D. Readiness

Question 5:

• JAMB 2019

The atmosphere of a poem has to do with_________

A. Time and Place
B. Rhythm and Rhyme
C. Tone and Mood
D. Versification and Lineation