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Question 122· General literary terms· JAMB
Diction refers to
Explanation and discussionQuestion 123· General literary terms· JAMB
An archetype is
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Tone in a literary work refers to
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A writer's choice and use of words is called
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Didactic literature aims mainly to
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The use of an object, person or event to stand for an idea beyond its literal meaning is
Explanation and discussionQuestion 128· General literary terms· JAMB
Saying 'What lovely weather!' during a violent storm is an example of
Explanation and discussionQuestion 129· General literary terms· JAMB
An allegory is a story in which
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Pathos refers to
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The atmosphere or feeling that a literary work creates in the reader is its
Explanation and discussionQuestion 132· General literary terms· JAMB
Verisimilitude means
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Language that appeals to the senses to create pictures in the reader's mind is
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An allusion is
Explanation and discussionQuestion 135· Literary appreciation: unseen poetry· JAMB
Read the poem and answer the question. The Harmattan Teacher He comes each year without a bell, this dusty teacher from the north; he cracks our lips to make us tell how little all our lotions are worth. He paints the mango leaves in grey, he hides the sun behind a veil, and mothers wrap their babies' clay- soft shoulders in a woollen shawl. But when he leaves in early March, the sky returns, washed clean and wide, and every tree beneath its arch puts on new leaves, like a bride. (An original poem written for AdmitMe practice.)
The poem is mainly about
Explanation and discussionQuestion 136· Literary appreciation: unseen poetry· JAMB
Read the poem and answer the question. The Harmattan Teacher He comes each year without a bell, this dusty teacher from the north; he cracks our lips to make us tell how little all our lotions are worth. He paints the mango leaves in grey, he hides the sun behind a veil, and mothers wrap their babies' clay- soft shoulders in a woollen shawl. But when he leaves in early March, the sky returns, washed clean and wide, and every tree beneath its arch puts on new leaves, like a bride. (An original poem written for AdmitMe practice.)
The simile in the poem compares the trees to
Explanation and discussionQuestion 137· Literary appreciation: unseen poetry· JAMB
Read the poem below and answer the question. Harmattan Morning (an AdmitMe poem) The dust walks in before the sun, a grey shawl over Kano's roofs; the neem trees cough, the camels run in silence on their padded hoofs. My mother wraps the fire in ash and coaxes it with patient breath, while outside, sharp as any lash, the cold wind whispers news of death. But noon will crack the shawl apart, and light will pour like honey down; the drum of day will find its heart and wake the sleeping, dusty town.
In the last stanza, the mood of the poem changes to one of
Explanation and discussionQuestion 138· Literary appreciation: unseen poetry· JAMB
Read the poem below and answer the question. The Lagoon Fisherman (an AdmitMe poem) Before the cockerel clears its throat, Baba is pushing out his boat; the paddle dips, the water sighs, and mist lies heavy on his eyes. He casts his net, a widening moon, and sings a slow, unhurried tune; the fish, those silver whispers, run to meet the coming of the sun. His back is bent, his hands are old, his bones remember every cold; yet still each dawn he takes the oar: the sea is all he's living for.
'Before the cockerel clears its throat' tells us that the action of the poem begins at
Explanation and discussionQuestion 139· Literary appreciation: unseen poetry· JAMB
Read the poem and answer the question. The Harmattan Teacher He comes each year without a bell, this dusty teacher from the north; he cracks our lips to make us tell how little all our lotions are worth. He paints the mango leaves in grey, he hides the sun behind a veil, and mothers wrap their babies' clay- soft shoulders in a woollen shawl. But when he leaves in early March, the sky returns, washed clean and wide, and every tree beneath its arch puts on new leaves, like a bride. (An original poem written for AdmitMe practice.)
'he cracks our lips to make us tell / how little all our lotions are worth' suggests that
Explanation and discussionQuestion 140· Literary appreciation: unseen poetry· JAMB
Read the poem below and answer the question. The Lagoon Fisherman (an AdmitMe poem) Before the cockerel clears its throat, Baba is pushing out his boat; the paddle dips, the water sighs, and mist lies heavy on his eyes. He casts his net, a widening moon, and sings a slow, unhurried tune; the fish, those silver whispers, run to meet the coming of the sun. His back is bent, his hands are old, his bones remember every cold; yet still each dawn he takes the oar: the sea is all he's living for.
'his bones remember every cold' suggests that the fisherman
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