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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1991 Literature In English Questions

Question 31:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
Blank verse
  • A Is nonsensical verse
  • B Consists of unhymed five stress lines
  • C Is verse used by the nobility
  • D Consists of rhyme in the second and fourth line
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Question 32:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A burlesque is
  • A An exaggerated mockery of a literary work
  • B A sentimental comedy
  • C An account of a famous person's life
  • D A rhetorical device used for effect in poetry
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Question 33:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'The dum, dum of the drum' is a good example of
  • A Assonance
  • B Onomatopoeia
  • C Metaphor
  • D Simile
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Question 34:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
One major narrative technique a novel shares with drama is
  • A Scenes
  • B Dialogue
  • C Soliloquy
  • D Sarcasm
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Question 35:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
A speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called
  • A A prologue
  • B An epilogue
  • C A dirge
  • D A monoloque
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