2006 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'It was not the apple that tempted Eve, but this grapefruit; thus did maren revise the tale of Paradise Lost, and even Chris, shocked as he was at such blasphemy,confessed himself tempted to agree whenever maren returned from raiding the Principal's compound, with a shirtful of booty to share, especially on a hot afternoon.'
Wole Soyinka: Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years, A Memoir
The passage above achieves a mock-heroic effect through the use of
'It was not the apple that tempted Eve, but this grapefruit; thus did maren revise the tale of Paradise Lost, and even Chris, shocked as he was at such blasphemy,confessed himself tempted to agree whenever maren returned from raiding the Principal's compound, with a shirtful of booty to share, especially on a hot afternoon.'
Wole Soyinka: Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years, A Memoir
The passage above achieves a mock-heroic effect through the use of
A
meiosis
B
epigram
C
allusion
D
symbolism
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation
' 'O fleeting gleam of noon dream You incense my clothed cream!
Tony E. Afejuku: An Orchard of Wishes
The literary device used in the lines above is
' 'O fleeting gleam of noon dream You incense my clothed cream!
Tony E. Afejuku: An Orchard of Wishes
The literary device used in the lines above is
A
repetition
B
refrain
C
consonance
D
assonance
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground,
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed, some slain in war
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed
Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping killed,
All murdered;
William Shakespeare:King Richard II
The subject matter of the speech above is
'For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground,
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed, some slain in war
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed
Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping killed,
All murdered;
William Shakespeare:King Richard II
The subject matter of the speech above is
A
regicide
B
suicide
C
infanticide
D
parricide
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.
'On the broken walls,
Bats hang away from the sun
Shadows of an ancient stranger
Cast their presence over our shoulders
A pathway leads to the abandoned gate.'
Mazisi Kunene: The Fearful Ruin
The dominant mood in the excerpt above is that of
'On the broken walls,
Bats hang away from the sun
Shadows of an ancient stranger
Cast their presence over our shoulders
A pathway leads to the abandoned gate.'
Mazisi Kunene: The Fearful Ruin
The dominant mood in the excerpt above is that of
A
exhilaration
B
pleasure
C
rage
D
terror
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'Your no-good pig, and here I am feeding him everyday letting him sleep in my house. I got a knife from the kitchen. I am going to kill that pig.'
Patricia Melo: The Killer
The speaker in the excerpt above is trying to
'Your no-good pig, and here I am feeding him everyday letting him sleep in my house. I got a knife from the kitchen. I am going to kill that pig.'
Patricia Melo: The Killer
The speaker in the excerpt above is trying to
A
brace himself up for the action
B
report the pig before killing it
C
contemplate the killing of the pig
D
justify the action of killing the pig
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This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.
'I am jealous and passionate like Jehovah, God of the Jews;
J.P Clark: Olokun
A device used in the second line of the excerpt above is
'I am jealous and passionate like Jehovah, God of the Jews;
J.P Clark: Olokun
A device used in the second line of the excerpt above is
A
simile
B
hyperbole
C
metaphor
D
paradox
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'... Not a few of us ended our application letters like this:. If you are kind enough to accommodate this humble application, Sir/Madam, I shall do my uttermost best to rendered you the greatest services which it is at my disposition to your best satisfactory. Yours obediently servant...'Yet without English, you had no education fit for a white collar job.'
Cameron Daodu: The Gab Boys
The tone of the passage above is
'... Not a few of us ended our application letters like this:. If you are kind enough to accommodate this humble application, Sir/Madam, I shall do my uttermost best to rendered you the greatest services which it is at my disposition to your best satisfactory. Yours obediently servant...'Yet without English, you had no education fit for a white collar job.'
Cameron Daodu: The Gab Boys
The tone of the passage above is
A
derisive
B
ironic
C
melancholic
D
harsh
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'You are the cold nests
In which the migrant bird lays no eggs.'
Kittobbe: To the Childless
The device used in the excerpt above is
'You are the cold nests
In which the migrant bird lays no eggs.'
Kittobbe: To the Childless
The device used in the excerpt above is
A
synecdoche
B
imagery
C
metaphor
D
irony
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Angel Clare prefers Tess to Mercy Chant as a wife because she
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Angel Clare prefers Tess to Mercy Chant as a wife because she
A
is an accomplished lady
B
is from a very god family
C
understands farm life
D
is a good Christian
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's
The death of Prince can be said to
The death of Prince can be said to
A
portray Tess as a fated character
B
reveal the family's total dependence on the animal
C
cause Tesas'misfortunes
D
foreshadow Tess'ultimate fate
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