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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Literary devices (Atụmatụokwu), the JAMB Igbo syllabus expects you to study:
- 1. Literary devices (Atụmatụokwu) dịka alliteration (bịambia mgbochiume), assonance (bịambịa ụdaume), parallelism (kwunkwugha), metaphor (mbụrụ), simile (myiri), hyperbole (egbeokwu), personificati (mmemmadụ) proverbs (ilu), dgz.
Study notes & guidance
Study Literary devices (Atụmatụokwu) using a recommended Igbo textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Igbo, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Literary devices (Atụmatụokwu), you should be able to:
- (i) identify all literary devices in the passages; (ii) interpret literary devices; (iii) differentiate between types of on literary devices; (iv) use Igbo literary devices appropriately (v)
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Igbo syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.