JAMB LITERATURE Quiz 3

The poetic device in the expression "Rage is chief" is

• oxymoron

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

are generally regarded as brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature.

• Referrals

• Chiasmus

• Metonymy

• Allusions

Be him English

Be him African

Be him Nigerian

The lines above are an example of

• epigram

• anaphora

• epitaph

• tautology

CYCLIST gets down and begins to prop his bicycle.

CYCLIST: All right. If you're sure it won't take long.

BARBER: I am known for my lightning clippers. Even

the soldiers know me. I can the head of an entire

battalion between one coup and the next. Sit

down and relax your back. Cycling is not easy when

you've abandoned it for some time.

[Wole Soyinka, The Beautification of Area Boy]

The literary devices in the dialogue above are

• hyperbole and allusion

• irony and parody

• allusion and paradox

• humour and irony

A structural arrangement of unit of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is similarly placed is called

• repetition

• paradox

• refrain

• parallelism

A story with elements that have both literal and figurative meanings is

• allegory

• novella

• fable

• epistle

Jibunoh was simply a difficult man. He was hated by all his neighbours and deserted by his relations. He was the first and only person to beat a policeman in the entire village. He also had ten cases instituted against him for either stealing or violating the rights of others. He had no regard for deanery or normal conduct. No lover or peace could be his friend. It is not surprising that his death elicited jubilation rather than mourning.

The plot of the novel is

• linear

• cyclical

• achronological

• convoluted

Dramatis personae in a play refers to

• cast list

• list of characters

• protagonist and antagonist

• order of appearance

A trilogy is the

• set of three one-act drama written by related authors

• series of related stories divided into three equal parts

• sequence of three plays written by the same author

• collection of three poems of equal length

The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is

• an authority to write

• a copyright

• an author's right

• a constitutional provision