JAMB Literature Notes
Lesson notes for 6 JAMB Literature topics, each with worked examples and the key terms to know. Free to read, no account needed.
- Literary Devices and TerminologyThe figures of speech and literary terms examiners expect you to name and explain -- with examples of each.
- Drama Set TextsHow to study any prescribed play systematically -- plot structure, characterization, and the kinds of questions drama set texts are examined on. Your specific set play changes each exam cycle, so pair this with a close reading of your own assigned text.
- Prose Set TextsHow to study any prescribed novel systematically -- narrative point of view, characters, and themes. Your specific set novel changes each exam cycle, so pair this with a close reading of your own assigned text.
- Poetry Set TextsHow to analyze any prescribed poem -- structure, rhyme scheme, tone, and imagery. Your specific set poems change each exam cycle, so pair this with a close reading of your own assigned texts.
- General Literary PrinciplesThe three genres of literature, what literature is generally understood to do, and how context shapes a text's meaning.
- Literary AppreciationHow to critically analyze a writer's style and form an informed judgement about how effectively a text achieves its purpose.
Practise JAMB Literature free
After each note, test yourself on real past questions from that topic, with answers and a list of what to revise next.