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Jamb Literature In English 2026 Topics

1. DRAMA

1.1. Types of drama

1.1.1. Tragedy

1.1.2. Comedy

1.1.3. Tragicomedy

1.1.4. Melodrama

1.1.5. Farce

1.1.6. Opera


1.2. Dramatic Techniques

1.2.1. Characterization

1.2.2. Dialogue

1.2.3. Flashback

1.2.4. Mime

1.2.5. Costume

1.2.6. Music/Dance

1.2.7. Décor/scenery

1.2.8. Acts/Scenes

1.2.9. Soliloquy/aside

1.2.10. Figures of Speech



2. PROSE

2.1. Types of prose

2.1.1. Fiction

2.1.1.1. Novel

2.1.1.2. Novella/Novelette

2.1.1.3. Short story


2.1.2. Non-fiction

2.1.2.1. Biography

2.1.2.2. Autobiography

2.1.2.3. Memoir


2.1.3. Faction


2.2. Narrative Techniques/Devices

2.2.1. Point of view

2.2.1.1. Omniscent

2.2.1.2. First Person

2.2.1.3. Second person

2.2.1.4. Third Person

2.2.1.5. Stream of consciousness

2.2.1.6. Epiphany


2.2.2. Characterisation

2.2.2.1. Round

2.2.2.2. Flat

2.2.2.3. Foil

2.2.2.4. Hero

2.2.2.5. Antihero

2.2.2.6. Villain

2.2.2.7. Heroine


2.2.3. Language


2.3. Textual Analysis

2.3.1. Theme

2.3.2. Plot

2.3.3. Setting



3. POETRY

3.1. Types of poetry

3.1.1. Sonnet

3.1.2. Ode

3.1.3. Lyrics

3.1.4. Elegy

3.1.5. Ballad

3.1.6. Panegyric

3.1.7. Epic

3.1.8. Blank Verse


3.2. Poetic devices

3.2.1. Imagery

3.2.2. Sound

3.2.3. Diction

3.2.4. Persona


3.3. Appreciation

3.3.1. Thematic preoccupation

3.3.2. Socio-political relevance

3.3.3. Style



4. GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES

4.1. Literary terms

4.1.1. Foreshadowing

4.1.2. Suspense

4.1.3. Theatre

4.1.4. Monologue

4.1.5. Dialogue

4.1.6. Soliloquy

4.1.7. Symbolism

4.1.8. Protagonist

4.1.9. Antagonist

4.1.10. Figures of speech

4.1.11. Satire

4.1.12. stream of consciousness

4.1.13. synecdoche

4.1.14. metonymy


4.2. Literary principles

4.2.1. Direct imitation in play

4.2.2. Versification in drama and poetry

4.2.3. Narration of people's experiences

4.2.4. Achievement of aesthetic value


4.3. Relationship between literary terms and principles


5. LITERARY APPRECIATION

5.1. Unseen passages/extracts from Drama, Prose, and Poetry