Jamb 2022 Literature Past Questions And Answers
I had not taken the first step in knowledge, I had not learnt to let go with the hands. The above lines is an example of a
- A. Apostrophe
- B. Alliteration
- C. Repetition
- D. Assonance
Chanson is a term denoting a
- A. popular Korean verse
- B. Song from the middle Ages
- C. Form of love song
- D. poem of Varied Metrical forms
If we describe Kossoh Town Boy as an autobiography, we mean that it is
- A. a historical novel
- B. a piece of writing telling us about the Life of its author
- C. a short story
- D. a narrative tale
'The fair breeze blew
The white foam flew
The furrow followed free
We were the first that ever burst into that silent sea.'
The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is
- A. repetition
- B. alliteration
- C. paradox
- D. rhyme scheme
The plot of a novel is best described as
- A. the bare outline of the story arranged in logical order
- B. the story in all its details C. the story grossly elaborated
- D. a summary of the story
- D. a summary of the story
A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is
- A. anti-climax
- B. interlude
- C. flashback
- D. foreshadowing
A dramatic type directed against an individual or a private institute with the intent to severely ridicule is called
- A. lampoon
- B. caricature
- C. burlesque
- D. satire
One of the following terms applies to the discussion of both tragedy and comedy
- A. climax
- B. happy ending
- C. tragic hero
- D. alliteration
Which of these is the oldest genre of literature?
- A. Poetry
- B. Prose
- C. Aroma
- D. Drama
The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is
- A. a constitutional provision
- B. a copyright
- C. an authority to write
- D. an author's right

