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 1· Figures of speech· JAMB
'She lost her purse and her temper' is an example of
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Question 2· Figures of speech· JAMB
In 'the pen is mightier than the sword', 'pen' and 'sword' stand for writing and warfare. This is
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Question 3· Figures of speech· JAMB
Saying the opposite of what is meant, often to mock, is
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Question 4· Figures of speech· JAMB
Deliberate exaggeration for effect, as in 'I have told you a million times', is
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Question 5· Figures of speech· JAMB
Using a gentle expression in place of a harsh one, as in 'he passed away', is
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Question 6· Figures of speech· JAMB
Arranging words or ideas in order of rising importance, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered', is
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Question 7· Figures of speech· JAMB
'All hands on deck', where 'hands' means sailors, is an example of
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Question 8· Figures of speech· JAMB
'The crown has issued a new decree', where 'crown' means the king, is an example of
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Question 9· Figures of speech· JAMB
Repeating a word or phrase at the start of successive lines or clauses is
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Question 10· Figures of speech· JAMB
'The kettle sang on the fire' is an example of
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Question 11· Figures of speech· JAMB
'Our classroom was a zoo after break' is an example of
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Question 12· Figures of speech· JAMB
A statement that seems to contradict itself yet contains a truth, such as 'the child is father of the man', is a
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Question 13· Figures of speech· JAMB
'I have told you a million times' is an example of
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Question 14· Figures of speech· JAMB
'All hands on deck' uses
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Question 15· Figures of speech· JAMB
'He is a lion in battle' is
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Question 16· Figures of speech· JAMB
A rhetorical question is
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Question 17· Figures of speech· JAMB
'Her words were daggers to his heart' is an example of
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Question 18· Figures of speech· JAMB
'Sleep, gentle sleep, why do you flee from me?' is an example of
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Question 19· Figures of speech· JAMB
'O Death, where is thy sting?' is an example of
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Question 20· Figures of speech· JAMB
'Sweet are the uses of adversity' is an example of
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JAMB Literature in English questions: Figures of speech

'She lost her purse and her temper' is an example of

In 'the pen is mightier than the sword', 'pen' and 'sword' stand for writing and warfare. This is

Saying the opposite of what is meant, often to mock, is

Deliberate exaggeration for effect, as in 'I have told you a million times', is

Using a gentle expression in place of a harsh one, as in 'he passed away', is

Arranging words or ideas in order of rising importance, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered', is

'All hands on deck', where 'hands' means sailors, is an example of

'The crown has issued a new decree', where 'crown' means the king, is an example of

Repeating a word or phrase at the start of successive lines or clauses is

'The kettle sang on the fire' is an example of

'Our classroom was a zoo after break' is an example of

A statement that seems to contradict itself yet contains a truth, such as 'the child is father of the man', is a

'I have told you a million times' is an example of

'All hands on deck' uses

'He is a lion in battle' is

A rhetorical question is

'Her words were daggers to his heart' is an example of

'Sleep, gentle sleep, why do you flee from me?' is an example of

'O Death, where is thy sting?' is an example of

'Sweet are the uses of adversity' is an example of