Literary Terms - Literatureinenglish Jamb 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

'poisonous pleasure of wine' illustrates the use of_______

A. Antithesis
B. Metaphor
C. Oxymoron
D. Synecdoche

Question 3 :

• JAMB 2019

Analogy is the arrangement of two ideas that are_________

A. Opposite
B. Similar
C. Symbolic
D. Repetitive

Question 4 :

• JAMB 2019

... a didactic poem, especially such with animals as characters may be distinctively described as a/an_________

A. Romance
B. Gothic poem
C. Limerick
D. Apologue

Question 5 :

• JAMB 2019

'The dun dun of a drum' is an example of an__________

A. Euphemism
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Assonance
D. Oxymoron