1994 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2

The word which when applied describes the posture of the speaker in "The Fence" is

"The drum is silenced in mid-throb;

the flute is flung away;

and ears strain to master the malediction

of the thunder."

These lines from "For Christopher Okigbo" shows that the main occurrence in the poem is

"...He who sharpened the edge of hearts...."

In Kunene's To The Soldier "Hero" is

The pauper in Richard Ntiru's poem of that title is

"...Let the greying day grow,

...let the evening horns blow,

...let the melting mountains go...'

The repetition of these lines from Atukwei Okai's

"Sunset Sonata"

"Kwarshiorkor", "grave", "ravage", "wreck", "funeral", "piles" and fearful".

These words from J.P. Clarks "The Casualties" connote

The line 'Ask them why they idle there' in Kofi Awoonor's Song of Sorrow' is a reference to

"...Lying down in the melting snow.

There were times we regretted

The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces,

And the silken girls bringing sherbert."

The emotion evoked in this passage from "Journey of the Magi" is that of

"I came down the step with my pitcher

And must wait, must stand and wait, for there he

was at the trough before me."

These lines from "Snakes" suggests that the

"Keats" "Ode" to a Nightingale" can best be described as