JAMB Literature in English · General Literary Terms and Principles
Literary terms: JAMB Literature in English Past Questions and Answers
What the JAMB syllabus covers in Literary terms
Our summary: Terms such as foreshadowing, suspense, symbolism and satire, and the figures of speech found in every genre.
- Literary terms (foreshadowing, suspense, theatre, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, symbolism, protagonist, antagonist, figures of speech, satire, stream of consciousness, synecdoche, metonymy, etc., in addition to those listed above under the different genres.)
Objectives
- identify literary terms that are specific to drama, prose and poetry;
- identify areas of overlap in all the genres e.g. verse in drama and poetry, narration in all the genres.
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JAMB Literature in English questions on Literary terms
- JAMB 2025Another form of literature that often employs verse is
- JAMB 2025This question is based on General Literary Principles A multifaceted character in literature is regarded as
- JAMB 2025This question is based on General Literary Principles. Repetition is a literary device employed for the purpose of
- JAMB 2025An understatement for the purpose of emphasis is known as
- JAMB 2025This question is based on Literary Principles The choice of words used by a writer in a literary work is called
- JAMB 2024This question is based on General Literary Principles. A poem of eight rhyming lines is
- JAMB 2024This question is based on General Literary Principles. The events that make up the story is the
- JAMB 2024This question is based on General Literary Principles. The collection of images within a literary work is referred to as
- JAMB 2024This question is based on general literary principles The leading character in a literary work is the
- JAMB 2023Which of these is the oldest genre of literature?
- JAMB 2023The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is
- JAMB 2023The combination of two or more metaphors is called
- JAMB 2023The term given to a type of incident or device which recurs frequently in Literature is
- JAMB 2023The overwhelming pride that destroys the tragic hero is called
- JAMB 2023A story with elements that have both literal and figurative meanings is
- JAMB 2023A formal dignified speech or writing praising a person or a thing for past or present deeds is
- JAMB 2023The narrative style in which the hero tells his own story directly is the
- JAMB 2023The moment of recognition of truth when ignorance gives way to knowledge is known as
- JAMB 2023A trilogy is the
- JAMB 2023A tragic hero, according to the Aristotelian precept, must be a
- JAMB 2023A structural arrangement of unit of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is similarly placed is called
- JAMB 2023A metrical pause occurring in the middle of a line in a poem is called
- JAMB 2023Using the name of one thing for something else with which it is closely associated in an instance is
- JAMB 2023The process of creating characters and endowing them with certain attitude is …
- JAMB 2023An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is
- JAMB 2023"The sun used to smile in my hut". The line is an example of
- JAMB 2023The subject matter of a literary work is the
- JAMB 2023When an object is invested with a meaning beyond its immediate reference, it becomes
- JAMB 2023Dramatis personae in a play refers to
- JAMB 2023… are generally regarded as brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature.
- JAMB 2023The sides of a stage are called
- JAMB 2023The use of two contrasting words that are placed side by side is called
- JAMB 2023A long story narrating a series of complicated events is called a
- JAMB 2023A character that is always against the interest of the protagonist is
- JAMB 2023The tragic character is the person whose experiences arouse pity and
- JAMB 2023An extended fictional narrative which is realistic is known as a
- JAMB 2023Cast in a play refers to
- JAMB 2023Lineation refers to
- JAMB 2023The writing convention in which the events in a narrative are scrambled as they come to the writer's mind without any attempt to arrange them in orderly…
- JAMB 2022The narrator in a prose work who is also a character is
- JAMB 2022A hero whose weakness contributes to his downfall is called?
- JAMB 2022… is also called a dynamic character
- JAMB 2022A travelogue is
- JAMB 2022A character that is always against the interest of the protagonist is
- JAMB 2022The subject matter of a literary work is the
- JAMB 2022"Rays of sun peeping through the cloud ", the line is an example of
- JAMB 2022Dramatis personae in a play refers to
- JAMB 2022A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is
- JAMB 2022Empathy is achieved when the audience
- JAMB 2022Chanson is a term denoting a
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