JAMB Literature in English questions: Poetry: imagery, sound and structure

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1. Question 1· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

   Consonance is the repetition of

   • Awhole lines
   • Bvowel sounds
   • Cconsonant sounds within or at the end of words
   • Dend rhymes only

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2. Question 2· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

   Iambic pentameter consists of

   • Afour trochees
   • Bfive iambic feet per line
   • Csix dactyls
   • Dthree anapaests

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3. Question 3· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

   Enjambment is

   • Aa pause in a line
   • Bthe running on of a sentence from one line to the next
   • Ca rhyme
   • Da stanza break

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4. Question 4· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

   A refrain is

   • Aa line or phrase repeated at intervals in a poem
   • Bthe first line
   • Cthe title
   • Dthe last word

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5. Question 5· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

   The running on of a sentence from one line of verse into the next without a pause is

   • Aenjambment
   • Bcaesura
   • Cend-stopping
   • Drhyme

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6. Question 6· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

   A sestet is a stanza of

   • Asix lines
   • Beight lines
   • Cfour lines
   • Dtwo lines

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7. Question 7· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

   An iamb is a metrical foot of

   • Athree unstressed syllables
   • Btwo stressed syllables
   • Ca stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one
   • Dan unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one

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8. Question 8· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

   In 'The cat sat on the mat', the words 'cat', 'sat' and 'mat' create

   • Arhyme and assonance
   • Bonomatopoeia
   • Cenjambment
   • Da refrain

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9. Question 9· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

   A tercet is a stanza of

   • Afour lines
   • Btwo lines
   • Cthree lines
   • Deight lines

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10. Question 10· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    A trochee is

    • Aa stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one
    • Ban unstressed then a stressed syllable
    • Ctwo unstressed syllables
    • Dthree stressed syllables

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11. Question 11· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    A line or group of lines repeated at intervals in a poem, often at the end of stanzas, is a

    • Ametre
    • Bcaesura
    • Cenjambment
    • Drefrain

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12. Question 12· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    A caesura is

    • Aa pause within a line of poetry
    • Bthe end of a poem
    • Ca rhyme
    • Da stanza

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13. Question 13· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    Caesura is

    • Aa refrain
    • Bthe end of a poem
    • Ca type of rhyme
    • Da pause within a line of poetry

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14. Question 14· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    A quatrain is a stanza of

    • Afour lines
    • Btwo lines
    • Csix lines
    • Deight lines

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15. Question 15· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    Metre in poetry is

    • Athe rhyme scheme
    • Bthe regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
    • Cthe number of stanzas
    • Dthe title

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16. Question 16· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    Internal rhyme occurs when

    • Astanzas repeat
    • Blines end with the same sound
    • Cthere is no rhyme
    • Dwords within the same line rhyme

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17. Question 17· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    Unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter is

    • Aballad metre
    • Bfree verse
    • Cheroic couplets
    • Dblank verse

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18. Question 18· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    Two consecutive rhyming lines of verse are a

    • Acouplet
    • Bquatrain
    • Ctercet
    • Drefrain

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19. Question 19· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    A couplet is

    • Afourteen lines
    • Bfour lines
    • Ca single line
    • Dtwo consecutive rhyming lines

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20. Question 20· Poetry: imagery, sound and structure· JAMB

    Imagery in poetry refers to

    • Athe title
    • Bthe number of lines
    • Cthe rhyme scheme
    • Dlanguage that appeals to the senses

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