2019 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 6

Defining why the poem bothers on brutality and the horrors of war is based on the time and place including the prevailing occurance at the time when the poem was written, in the Sierra Leone during the war. 

Nightfall is addressed as though it were a living, breathing human being capable of response or action so the best answer is apostrophe. 

The mood of the poem "Vanity" is that of worry and also the poet expressess this through a series of rhetorical questions. 

The piece of wrtting which the writer used to draw and sustain the interest his readers as the plot unfolds is the  "narrative hook" and should not be mistakened with suspense which meant to ignite the thinking and curiosity of the audience. 

An Allusion is mostly taking about an event especially of similar quality or importance to establish or drive home a particular point. An example of Allusion is seen in Williams Morris " proud king " _ biblical allusion. 

Hypallage is the literary name for a transferred epithet. Example " Bed of Thorns". Bed as used here is a transfered epithet as in usage for the qualification of the word, 'Thorns'. 

A satire is used to direct the entire society while Lampoon is used directly simply for an individual party.

An epistolary novel is the answer. An epistolary novel is written as though it is a letter , reflective of the writer's personal feelings and indicating some from of close relationship interaction with the reader. Example of an epistolary novel is Mariama Ba ' So Long A Letter ' it is written in format. 

The last stanza of the poem where they said " awaiting in ambush" shows or signifies hopelessness as the ruling class will be expecting to devour the future change makers. 

What lead to Desdemona's betrayal by Othello was when Lago played upon his ( Othello) insecurities, reminding him of Cassio's outstanding qualites , this added to vexing Othello and lured him into doing such .