2008 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 5

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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved, suddenly, and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horribly, and the work of million years was lost.'The depicted is one of
A
destruction
B
dejection
C
happiness
D
admiration
correct option: a
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved, suddenly, and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horribly, and the work of million years was lost.'The subject matter of the passage is
A
earthquake
B
demolition
C
flood
D
storm
correct option: a
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.'She even thinks that up in heaven Her class lies late and shores While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.'Countee Cullen: For a Lady I KnowThe tone of the poem above is
A
satiric
B
affectionate
C
indifferent
D
sympathetic
correct option: a
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.Life, though a vanity Yet, not purpose full in drawling resignation Life's spice is in striveFrom the extract above, the poet suggests that
A
life is full of care
B
there can't be life without stive
C
life is worthwhile without care
D
strive makes life worth living
correct option: b
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.'An unlucky creation His mother, a street walker;His lying father,A champion at producing bastards.'B.S.: Tibenderana; The BastardThe subject of the poem above is
A
a prostitute
B
the lying father
C
the son
D
the orphan
correct option: c
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.
Sweet smile in time of snari gives pride in spite of sneer sing, rid this world of despair and save a snared heart from cascading stream of strife.The dominant rhetorical device in the excerpt above is
A
rhyme
B
alliteration
C
repetition
D
onomatopoeia
correct option: b
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.'My heart leaps up when I behold A rain in the sky:So was it when my life began;or Let me die!The Child is the father of the man;And I could wish my day to beBound each to each by natural piety.'William Wordsworth: My heart leaps up when I behold>/i>The expression The child is the father of the man in the poem above is an example of
A
paradox
B
metaphor
C
simile
D
ellipsis
correct option: a
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.'Today's my last day here. I'm done banging my head against the glass ceiling. They think I don't know why they really hired me. They're talking to dad behind my back. Begging for favours. Work permit renewals. Licences. Tax and duty waivers. Contracts and tendersKen Kamoche: A fragile HopeThe technique employed in narrating the excerpt above is
A
flashback
B
stream of consciousness
C
foreshadowing
D
play-within-the-play
correct option: b
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.If the earth were mortal Where would the flower live?If you left the earth What would happen to beauty?The poet's tone above can be described as
A
lamentative
B
satiric
C
imploring
D
adoring
correct option: a
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This question is based on �Literary Principles.

A literary work which imitates another in a distorted form is called
A
exodium
B
isocohen
C
metonymy
D
burlesque
correct option: d
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