JAMB Literature in English 2000 Question 43

Question 43

Poetry: General

Lineation refers to

  1. A.tracing family descent of people in verse
  2. B.the unit in the rhythmic structure of verse
  3. C.the arrangement of lines in verse form
  4. D.the grouping together of a number of units of rhythm
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Answer: C (the arrangement of lines in verse form)

Explanation

Lineation is how a poem is divided into lines: where each line begins and ends.