1997 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Point of view is a technique that is commonly associated with
Point of view is a technique that is commonly associated with
A
the narrative structure
B
characterization
C
plot
D
atmosphere
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The technique found in drama in which the audience knows what the actor does not know is called
The technique found in drama in which the audience knows what the actor does not know is called
A
stage direction
B
dramatic irony
C
setting
D
improvisation
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'From Debbie's room comes the sound of the typewriter. It is an old mechanical typewriter, its noises are metallic and clicking. It chitters onto the end of a line musical, or almost musical 'cling' of the little bell.'
A.S Byatt, 'Artwork'
A striking figure of speech used in the passage above is
'From Debbie's room comes the sound of the typewriter. It is an old mechanical typewriter, its noises are metallic and clicking. It chitters onto the end of a line musical, or almost musical 'cling' of the little bell.'
A.S Byatt, 'Artwork'
A striking figure of speech used in the passage above is
A
onomatopoeia
B
zeugma
C
assonance
D
paradox
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'When to the Sessions of sweet silent thought,
I summon up remembrance of things past,...
Shakespeare, 'Sonnet XXX'
The lines above contain the predominant use of
'When to the Sessions of sweet silent thought,
I summon up remembrance of things past,...
Shakespeare, 'Sonnet XXX'
The lines above contain the predominant use of
A
a motif
B
irony
C
sarcasm
D
alliteration
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Hyperbole refers specifically to
Hyperbole refers specifically to
A
exaggeration for adornment
B
exaggeration for emphasis
C
understatement of ideas
D
restatement of ideas
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The term assonance refers of
The term assonance refers of
A
repetition of alphabets in lines of a poem
B
agreement of vowel sounds in a line
C
repetition of vowels in a line
D
agreement of consonants in a line
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A story which explains the origin of a natural phenomenon is a
A story which explains the origin of a natural phenomenon is a
A
fiction
B
legend
C
parable
D
myth
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I have received your letter. By way of a reply, I am beginning this diary, my prop is my distress. Our long association has taught me that confiding in others allays pain.
Mariama Ba, 'So Long a Letter'
By employing the first person narrator, the author of the passage above achieves
I have received your letter. By way of a reply, I am beginning this diary, my prop is my distress. Our long association has taught me that confiding in others allays pain.
Mariama Ba, 'So Long a Letter'
By employing the first person narrator, the author of the passage above achieves
A
sympathy
B
confidentiality
C
authenticity
D
irony
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'There was something very disturbing about his features today, there was something which suggested an untidiness of a sort rather like a cotton dress washed in salty water and worn until it reeks of human sweet. There was something very vulnerable about his looks, something quite restless.
Nuruddin Farah, 'Sweet and Sour Milk'
The passage above illustrates the use of
'There was something very disturbing about his features today, there was something which suggested an untidiness of a sort rather like a cotton dress washed in salty water and worn until it reeks of human sweet. There was something very vulnerable about his looks, something quite restless.
Nuruddin Farah, 'Sweet and Sour Milk'
The passage above illustrates the use of
A
climax
B
deus ex machina
C
trance
D
suspense
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Sound effects in the theater are realizable through the use of
Sound effects in the theater are realizable through the use of
A
props
B
acoustics
C
proscenium
D
echoes
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