JAMB Literature in English · Poetry
Types of poetry: JAMB Literature in English Past Questions and Answers
What the JAMB syllabus covers in Types of poetry
Our summary: The main kinds of poem, such as the sonnet, ode, elegy and ballad, and what marks each one.
- Sonnet
- Ode
- Lyrics
- Elegy
- Ballad
- Panegyric
- Epic
- Blank Verse, etc.
Objectives
- identify different types of poetry;
- identify the distinctive features of the poetic types.
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JAMB Literature in English questions on Types of poetry
- JAMB 2025Sesay's "The Song of the Women of my Land" is
- JAMB 2024This question is based on General Literary Principles. A poem of eight rhyming lines is
- JAMB 2024Sesay's "The Song of the Woman of My Land" is a
- JAMB 2024Lawrence's "Bats" is a
- JAMB 2024A long narrative poem that relates heroic exploits is
- JAMB 2023A panegyric poem is composed to
- JAMB 2023A limerick has
- JAMB 2022Chanson is a term denoting a
- JAMB 2022A narrative poem must
- JAMB 2022Mock-heroic poetry elevates
- JAMB 2021This question is based on General Literary Principles. An elegy is a poem that mourns for the
- JAMB 2021This question is based on General Literary Principles. Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called
- JAMB 2019… a didactic poem, especially such with animals as characters may be distinctively described as a/an …
- JAMB 2019A poem of 14 lines is known as …
- JAMB 2019Awonoor's 'The Anvil and the Hammer' is best described as a/an …
- JAMB 2019A short poem that expresses an idea in a clever way is called …
- JAMB 2018What structure is poetry written in?
- JAMB 2018… is a subdivision of a poem?
- JAMB 2018The writer of a poem is called … ?
- JAMB 2018What is the narrator of a poem called?
- JAMB 2017This question is based on General Literacy Principles An example of a narrative poem is … ?
- JAMB 2017A poem that describes the simple life of rural people is called …
- JAMB 2015Ballad is meant to be
- JAMB 2015Narrative poem indicates that the poet is attempting to
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