2002 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
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This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
And my children left their peaceful nakedness
For the uniform of iron and blood'
In the lines above from David Diop's Loser of Everything' the imagery depicts a displacement of
And my children left their peaceful nakedness
For the uniform of iron and blood'
In the lines above from David Diop's Loser of Everything' the imagery depicts a displacement of
A
innocence by violence
B
nature by science
C
village life by barrack life
D
the natureal by the artificial
correct option: a
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This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
Yusuf Kassam's ' Maji Maji is presented as a
Yusuf Kassam's ' Maji Maji is presented as a
A
traditional poem
B
narrative poem
C
lyric
D
dirge
correct option: b
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This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
'Pataki and mustard flowers Like blue and yellow eyes Peep through the green grass'The literary devices used in the lines above from Mohan Singh's 'A village Girl'are
'Pataki and mustard flowers Like blue and yellow eyes Peep through the green grass'The literary devices used in the lines above from Mohan Singh's 'A village Girl'are
A
enjambment and alliteration
B
repetition and assonance
C
rhyme and limerick
D
simile and irony
correct option: d
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This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
Lenrie Peters in 'She came in Silken Drapes' reflects
Lenrie Peters in 'She came in Silken Drapes' reflects
A
the paradox of childbirth
B
the joy of motherhood
C
the mystery of love and childbirth
D
a woman's agony in labour
correct option: a
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This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
John Donne's 'Death be not Proud is informed by a
John Donne's 'Death be not Proud is informed by a
A
romantic inquest into the nature of mortality
B
rejection of the belief in eternity
C
metaphysical attack on the omnipotence of God
D
metaphysical persuasion on the immortality of man
correct option: d
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This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
The mood of the narrator in Mohan Singh's
'A village Girl' is one of
The mood of the narrator in Mohan Singh's
'A village Girl' is one of
A
affection
B
antagonism
C
admiration
D
hatred
correct option: c
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This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
The dominant imagery in Kofi Awoonor's 'The Cathedral' is
The dominant imagery in Kofi Awoonor's 'The Cathedral' is
A
olfactory
B
auditory
C
tactile
D
visual
correct option: d
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This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
'I said I had the tree. It wasn't true. The opposite was true. The tree had me'.
from Robert Frosts ' Wild Grapes' is
'I said I had the tree. It wasn't true. The opposite was true. The tree had me'.
from Robert Frosts ' Wild Grapes' is
A
the adventures of some wild children in the forest
B
the dramatic suspension of a child on a tree
C
the successful climbing of an adventurous boy
D
reminiscence of man's transcendentalism
correct option: b
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This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
Arthur Nortje's 'Nightfall' despicts
Arthur Nortje's 'Nightfall' despicts
A
the yearning for self-fulfilment in life
B
the horrors of nightfall
C
the yearning for love
D
anxiety at nightfall
correct option: b
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This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears
In the novel, Al-Amin's initial reservations about his daughter's engagement to Lahab are informed by
In the novel, Al-Amin's initial reservations about his daughter's engagement to Lahab are informed by
A
a premonition of his death
B
Lahab's doubtful morality
C
Hussaina's immaturity
D
his fear of loneliness
correct option: b
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