1999 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The Owl is used by Ojaide in this poem as a
The Owl is used by Ojaide in this poem as a
A
metaphor
B
symbol
C
simile
D
satire
correct option: b
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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' is a
Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' is a
A
lamentation over a dead friend
B
lamentation over the passing of life
C
reflection on the passing of life
D
reflection on nature
correct option: c
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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The Duke's precious gift to the Duchess in Browning's 'My Last Duchess 'is
The Duke's precious gift to the Duchess in Browning's 'My Last Duchess 'is
A
his family name
B
a wedding ring
C
his aristocratic class
D
the title of a Duchess
correct option: d
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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In Browning's 'My Last Duchess', the Duke complains that his wife is
In Browning's 'My Last Duchess', the Duke complains that his wife is
A
a snob
B
a coquette
C
a spendthrift
D
disrespectful
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
'Nightfall! Nightfall!
You are my mortal enemy'.
The figurative name for the manner in which nightfall is directly addressed as though present in Mtshali's 'Nightfall inSoweto' is
'Nightfall! Nightfall!
You are my mortal enemy'.
The figurative name for the manner in which nightfall is directly addressed as though present in Mtshali's 'Nightfall inSoweto' is
A
an ode
B
allusion
C
apostrophe
D
dramatic
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
The line 'under snakeskin shoes and Mercedes tyres' in Osundare's 'They Too are the Earth' is a good example of
The line 'under snakeskin shoes and Mercedes tyres' in Osundare's 'They Too are the Earth' is a good example of
A
alliteration
B
metonymy
C
contrast
D
similitude
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
A denouement in a play
A denouement in a play
A
causes conflicts
B
creates conflicts
C
resolves conflicts
D
creates catastrophe
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
A couplet refers to
A couplet refers to
A
two successive lines of rhyming verse
B
two stanzas that cannot stand alone
C
four irregular verses in stanzas
D
poetry that is actd on stage
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
A foil in drama is also known as
A foil in drama is also known as
A
flat character
B
protagonist
C
round character
D
antagonist
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
'Whereat: with blade, with bloody blameful blade.
He bravely broached his boiling bloody best'.
The dominant figure of speech in the lines above is
'Whereat: with blade, with bloody blameful blade.
He bravely broached his boiling bloody best'.
The dominant figure of speech in the lines above is
A
simile
B
alliteration
C
assonance
D
repetition
correct option: b
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