2015 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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In drama, the use of gestures to communicate is known as
A
mime
B
realistic drama
C
melodrama
D
dialogue
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This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters
A brother to Aaron and Maanan is
A brother to Aaron and Maanan is
A
George
B
Awere
C
Hannah
D
Awao
correct option: a
This is found on the third page of the book, where all characters and their roles in the play are written.
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A significant of a whole through its significant part is
A
allegory
B
pun
C
synecdoche
D
cast
correct option: c
Synecdoche is an expression that uses part of a thing to represent a whole or a whole to represent a part.
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
A cursing rogue with a merry farce,
A bundle of rags upon a crurch,
Stumbled upon that windy place
Called cruachan, and it was as much.
The rhyme scheme of the stanza above is
A cursing rogue with a merry farce,
A bundle of rags upon a crurch,
Stumbled upon that windy place
Called cruachan, and it was as much.
The rhyme scheme of the stanza above is
A
aabb
B
abab
C
bbaa
D
abba
correct option: b
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This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
In Launko's End of the War, the Casualties are
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
In Launko's End of the War, the Casualties are
A
women
B
soldiers
C
children
D
men
correct option: d
The casualties discovered in Launko's End of the War were men.
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
The imagery created in the excerpt below is achieved through
'........They do not see the funeral piles
At home eating up the forests.......'
_ _ J.P. -Clark: Casualties
The imagery created in the excerpt below is achieved through
'........They do not see the funeral piles
At home eating up the forests.......'
_ _ J.P. -Clark: Casualties
A
metaphor
B
personification
C
synecdoche
D
antonym
correct option: b
Personification is the idea that represents a thing, an object, or abstract idea as though it were a living being.
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This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
The figure of speech in the line below from Acquah's In the Navel of the Soul is 'We would be believing we dreamt it'
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
The figure of speech in the line below from Acquah's In the Navel of the Soul is 'We would be believing we dreamt it'
A
assonance
B
antithesis
C
apostrophe
D
alliteration
correct option: a
Assonance is defined as the repetition of similar vowel sounds within lines. Therefore /i/ is the assonance.
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Use the passage below to answer this question.
'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
'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
It is earthquake because earth is tired of remaining constant in a place, buildings and mountains begin to shift in a position.
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This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
The theme of Cope's sonnet V11 is
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
The theme of Cope's sonnet V11 is
A
adventure
B
isolation
C
contempt for literature
D
art of poetry
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This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters
Where does the play take place?
Where does the play take place?
A
In George's place
B
In Ofosu's place
C
On the street
D
On the stage
correct option: b
The play took place in Ofosu's place because James Ofosu had allowed himself to be manipulated by Lawyer Bonu and seems to follow Lawyer Bonu's advice blindly.
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