2015 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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This question is based on General literacy principles
A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbol is known as
A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbol is known as
A
characterization
B
allegory
C
metaphor
D
parallelism
correct option: b
An allegory is a work of art, such as a story or painting, in which the characters, images, and/or events act as symbols. The symbolism in an allegory can be interpreted to have a deeper meaning. An author may use allegory to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth, or political or historical situation.
Allegory is an attempt through which abstract or symbol is used to portray evils and ills common in our society.
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
In Williams Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
I have said too much unto a heart of stone,
And laid my honour too unchary on it',
There's something in me that
reproves my fault. But such a headstrong potent fault it is That it but mocks reproof.'
A heart of stone in the lines above is an example of
In Williams Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
I have said too much unto a heart of stone,
And laid my honour too unchary on it',
There's something in me that
reproves my fault. But such a headstrong potent fault it is That it but mocks reproof.'
A heart of stone in the lines above is an example of
A
assonance
B
Metaphor
C
Litotes
D
antonym
correct option: b
A heart of stone in the excerpt is metaphor because it is a direct comparison without the use of 'as' or 'like'.
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This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.
Why did Nnaife blame Nnu Ego for all his problems
Why did Nnaife blame Nnu Ego for all his problems
A
Because his daughter slapped him
B
Because his daughter disobeyed him by travelling to abroad
C
Because his daughter disobeyed him by moving with prostitutes
D
Because his daughter ran away with a Yoruba man.
correct option: d
I Kehinde, the daughter of Nnaife broke his father's (Nnaife) rules by running away with a Yoruba man, he assaulted the father of Kehinde's husband. Sent to prison, Nnaife therefore blamed Nnu Ego for all his problems.
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This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters
Paternal aunt to Aaron and Maanan is
Paternal aunt to Aaron and Maanan is
A
Fosuwa
B
Hannah
C
Mrs. Bonu
D
Adwao
correct option: a
This can easily be found at the beginning of the play where all the characters are listed.
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Plays are basically meant to be
A
presented on stage
B
presented in the aircraft
C
presented in an office
D
presented in the hospital
correct option: a
Play is associated to drama and a drama is a situation whereby happenings written in form of scripts are not narrated but acted on stage, television or radio by cast to the audience.
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Travelogue is a work of art written
A
by a famous playwright
B
before the death of the author
C
by an unpopular novelist
D
on a journey
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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
'As if men hung here unbloom,
Their mildewed buds of love like pollen
Late caught, damp in a swollen...'
The sound devise in the stanza above from Kalu Uka's 'Earth to Earth is
The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
'As if men hung here unbloom,
Their mildewed buds of love like pollen
Late caught, damp in a swollen...'
The sound devise in the stanza above from Kalu Uka's 'Earth to Earth is
A
Onomatopoeia
B
repetition
C
rhythm
D
rhyme
correct option: d
Rhyme is the similar sound at the end of each line of a poem. The rhyme of the poem above is indicated as /abb/.
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Sweet smile in time of snarl
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
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
chiasmus
D
onomatopoeia
correct option: b
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Narrative poem indicates that the poet is attempting to
A
preach a sermon
B
tell a story
C
summarize a story
D
describe a place
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The use of sound pattern to suggest meaning in poetry is
A
lyric
B
lullaby
C
mimic
D
rhythm
correct option: d
Rhythm is the frequency of a sound, sound pattern or sound flow of a poetry.
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