2005 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 5
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This question is based on Literary Principles
The expression 'The ripest is the saddest encounter' is an example of
The expression 'The ripest is the saddest encounter' is an example of
A
euphemism
B
paradox
C
hyperbole
D
metaphor
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'My heart is a quiet drum, sometimes it flares like a parched thunder cracking through a damask sky it lifts me in its fired spectacle'.
Cynthia James: Drumology
The imagery in the excerpt above is largely
'My heart is a quiet drum, sometimes it flares like a parched thunder cracking through a damask sky it lifts me in its fired spectacle'.
Cynthia James: Drumology
The imagery in the excerpt above is largely
A
olfactory and visual
B
olfactory and tactile
C
auditory and visual
D
tactile and auditory
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'If an eagle be imprisoned On the back of a coin And the coin is tossed into the sky
That coin will flutter But the eagle will never fly.'
Henry Dumas: America
The poem above achieves its literary effect through the use of
'If an eagle be imprisoned On the back of a coin And the coin is tossed into the sky
That coin will flutter But the eagle will never fly.'
Henry Dumas: America
The poem above achieves its literary effect through the use of
A
alliteration
B
parallelism
C
repetition
D
solecism
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''They came on like a whirlwind, and dashed over the line snorting, kicking, squealing in a compact, pie bald tossing mob of bay,brown, grey backs, eyes staring, necks extended, nostrils red,long tails, streaming. As soon as they had leaped upon the road the thick dust flew upwards from under their hoofs, and within six yards of Glorgio only a brown cloud with vague forms of necks and cruppers rolled by, making the soil tremble..
Joseph Conrald: Nostromo
The passage above describes a troop of
''They came on like a whirlwind, and dashed over the line snorting, kicking, squealing in a compact, pie bald tossing mob of bay,brown, grey backs, eyes staring, necks extended, nostrils red,long tails, streaming. As soon as they had leaped upon the road the thick dust flew upwards from under their hoofs, and within six yards of Glorgio only a brown cloud with vague forms of necks and cruppers rolled by, making the soil tremble..
Joseph Conrald: Nostromo
The passage above describes a troop of
A
cows
B
elephants
C
camels
D
horses
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''She wanted to spit herself. But she checked herself. 'Get dressed,' she said earnestly. 'Get dressed and let's go You known I have a lot of things to do. And if we are going to meet again like this, ...'she slapped the Samson and Deliah.'''
Festus lyayi: Violence
In the passage above, the speaker can described as
''She wanted to spit herself. But she checked herself. 'Get dressed,' she said earnestly. 'Get dressed and let's go You known I have a lot of things to do. And if we are going to meet again like this, ...'she slapped the Samson and Deliah.'''
Festus lyayi: Violence
In the passage above, the speaker can described as
A
domineering
B
tyreacherous
C
friendly
D
hungry
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'Mr. Beckley exploded: I do not come here to ask for a school report on my son. Did you or or did you not savagely attack the child, knowing fully well that his health is most delicate at best of times?
Wole Soyinka: Isara: A Voyage Around Essay
In the excerpt above, Mr. Beckley is trying to
'Mr. Beckley exploded: I do not come here to ask for a school report on my son. Did you or or did you not savagely attack the child, knowing fully well that his health is most delicate at best of times?
Wole Soyinka: Isara: A Voyage Around Essay
In the excerpt above, Mr. Beckley is trying to
A
put the addressee on the defensive
B
show off to listener
C
provike a fight
D
find out the truth from the addresee
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Where has my love blow his horn?
The tune of his horn is well-known
Young men of my clan
Have you heard the horn of my love?
Okot P'Bitek: Horn of My Love
The overriding feeling of the persona in this extract is
Where has my love blow his horn?
The tune of his horn is well-known
Young men of my clan
Have you heard the horn of my love?
Okot P'Bitek: Horn of My Love
The overriding feeling of the persona in this extract is
A
anxiety
B
certainty
C
frustration
D
joy
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This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi's The New Man.
Brigadier General Johnson's plan to assassinate President Monye is revealed to
Brigadier General Johnson's plan to assassinate President Monye is revealed to
A
Biola Denji
B
the SAB superior
C
the President's ADC
D
a friend
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This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi's The New Man.
In the novel, Asejire refers to a
In the novel, Asejire refers to a
A
river
B
town
C
farmer
D
cleric
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This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi's The New Man.
The mob in the novel is portrayed as
The mob in the novel is portrayed as
A
a monster and a snake
B
a bad group
C
demonstrators
D
fighters
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