JAMB Literature in English questions: Figures of speech

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All topics Drama: types and elements · 29 Dramatic techniques · 37 Figures of speech · 35 General literary terms · 33 Literary appreciation: unseen poetry · 24 Literary appreciation: unseen prose · 24 Poetry: imagery, sound and structure · 27 Poetry: types and forms · 23 Point of view and narrative techniques · 21 Prose: plot, setting and characterisation · 22 Prose: types of fiction · 20

Question 21· Figures of speech· JAMB
'A deafening silence filled the hall' is an example of
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Question 22· Figures of speech· JAMB
'The kettle is boiling', meaning the water in it, is an example of
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Question 23· Figures of speech· JAMB
'The wind whispered through the trees' is an example of
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Question 24· Figures of speech· JAMB
In a transferred epithet such as 'a sleepless night', the adjective describes
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Question 25· Figures of speech· JAMB
'As brave as a lion' is an example of
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Question 26· Figures of speech· JAMB
'The sun smiled on the harvest' is an example of
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Question 27· Figures of speech· JAMB
'Peter Piper picked a peck' illustrates
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Question 28· Figures of speech· JAMB
Antithesis places
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Question 29· Figures of speech· JAMB
Anticlimax is
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Question 30· Figures of speech· JAMB
'He passed away' instead of 'he died' is an example of
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Question 31· Figures of speech· JAMB
A play on a word that has more than one meaning is called
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Question 32· Figures of speech· JAMB
'Bitter sweet' is an example of
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Question 33· Figures of speech· JAMB
'Buzz', 'hiss' and 'crack' are examples of
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Question 34· Figures of speech· JAMB
'The child is father of the man' is an example of
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Question 35· Figures of speech· JAMB
'She is not a bad singer', meaning she sings well, is an example of
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JAMB Literature in English questions: Figures of speech

'A deafening silence filled the hall' is an example of

'The kettle is boiling', meaning the water in it, is an example of

'The wind whispered through the trees' is an example of

In a transferred epithet such as 'a sleepless night', the adjective describes

'As brave as a lion' is an example of

'The sun smiled on the harvest' is an example of

'Peter Piper picked a peck' illustrates

Antithesis places

Anticlimax is

'He passed away' instead of 'he died' is an example of

A play on a word that has more than one meaning is called

'Bitter sweet' is an example of

'Buzz', 'hiss' and 'crack' are examples of

'The child is father of the man' is an example of

'She is not a bad singer', meaning she sings well, is an example of