2007 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3

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This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Milton's On His Blindness, the poet's attitude towards his blindness is one of
A
anger
B
sorrow
C
fortitude
D
apathy
correct option: c
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This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Senghor's I will pronounce Your Name, 'cinnamon'is significant for its
A
dramatic irony
B
botanical allusion
C
olfactory image
D
extended metaphor
correct option: c
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This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse

The use of enjambment in Cheney-Coker's Myopia emphasizes the
A
anger of the peasants
B
beauty of the poem
C
distressed mood of the persona
D
arrangement of the stanzas
correct option: c
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This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Brutus'A Troubadour I Traverse, the poet juxtaposes
A
love with hatred
B
defiance with submission
C
suffering with pleasure
D
safety with danger
correct option: a
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This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
The concern of the poet in Serenade is to
A
boast about the lover's wealth
B
appeal to the lady in question
C
examine the gloomy side of marriage
D
express the lady's sense of grief
correct option: b
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This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
The poet persona in Wangusa's A Taxi Driver on His Death is
A
optimistic
B
pessimistic
C
romantic
D
sarcastic
correct option: a
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This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Odia Ofeimuun's We must Learn Again to Fly, the use of 'we' gives the poem a
A
universal appeal
B
personifying effect
C
symbolic undertone
D
dramatic sensation
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
A character that heavily relies on cultural types for his manner of speech, his personality and other distinguishing characteristics is
A
a fictional character
B
a stock character
C
a rounded character
D
an antagonist
correct option: a
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This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Clark's Agbor Dancer, the the poet watches the dancer with
A
spite
B
despair
C
nostalgia
D
rhapsody
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
Monometer is a
A
single meter of Coleridge's poem, 'Christabel'
B
line repeated in the first syllable of a word
C
single foot used in John Milton's sonnets
D
line of verse consisting of a metrical foot
correct option: d
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