2019 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 7
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"Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words." (Shakespeare's Othello)
The prevailing activity in the extract is
What made Lago and Othello to kneel before each other as take a vow on how to revenge against Desdemona was because he has been ignited by Lago.
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"Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words." (Shakespeare's Othello)
Consequent upon the act in the excerpt, ...
Othello's characterisation from a hero to a villain was because of the consequent upon the joint oath swearing by Lago and him ( Othello), he became a partner in evil with lago.
The bar in Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar" is a symbol for the___________
The bar apparently shows the boundary between life and death having it in mind that the poet was ready to embark on a journey to the world of the unknown.
A story which explains a natural phenomenon is_______
Parable is stories concern the issues of right reason and good conscience and have didactic qualities, it is also often seen as an earthly story which has heavenly inclinations.
... may be said to be a critical subject of concern in Blake's "School Boy"
The poem is about a young boy whose determination for freedom to explore life and nature outside strict parenting and academic endeavours. Adventurism is the best answer.
Amma Darko's "Faceless" ended with________
The novel ended by explaining how Baby T's spirit caused Onko commit suicide while Maami Broni opens all their evil deeds.
Richard Wright's " Native Son" may be described to a/an_______
The lifestyle of Thomas Bigger is the subject of target herein. Bildungsroman is the literary type which trace the lifestyle and personal development experiences of an individual across all phases of life.
"The sudden throb of pain" in Lenrie's 'The Panic of Growing Old' signifies the_________
In the poem, what signify weaknes is "The suden throb of pain ", "legs cribbed" which is the result of old age.
A character whose action or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is__________
Ogeyi may be likened as a foil to Aloho in the Harvest of Corruption because the characterization of foil is such that his or her contradict that of the main character.
A poem of 14 lines is known as__________
Without any much emphasis we know that a sonnet is a fourteen line poem. An Octave, a verse of eight lines; Quatrain, with four lines; Sestet, with six lines.