2023 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 5

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This question is based on A GOVERNMENT DRIVER ON HIS RETIREMENT.

"I shall booze and zoom" contains a device called

A
alliteration
B
imagery
C
onomatopoeia
D
hyperbole
correct option: a
The phrase 'I shall booze and zoom' uses alliteration with the repetition of the initial 'z' sound in 'booze' and 'zoom', creating a rhythmic effect.
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This question is based on THE LEADER AND THE LED.

" The hyena says the crown is made for him" in the above excerpt, the use of the word "crown " is a good deployment of ____

A
oxymoron
B
imagery
C
personification
D
synedoche
correct option: c
In the statement 'The hyena says the crown is made for him', personification is used as the hyena is given human attributes, specifically the desire for power and authority symbolized by the 'crown'.
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43

A Government Driver on His Retirement is a poem of thirty-three lines divided into _______ stanzas.

A
six
B
four
C
three
D
five
correct option: a
Without access to the specific poem 'A Government Driver on His Retirement', the division into stanzas cannot be accurately determined without further context. However, a 33-line poem could reasonably be divided into six stanzas in various configurations, depending on the poet's structure.
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This question is based on RAIDER OF THE TREASURE TROVE.

"To fly flags of joy" Two figures of speech used here are

A
alliteration and personification
B
onomatopoeia and simile
C
metaphor and alliteration
D
simile and personification
correct option: c
The phrase 'To fly flags of joy' uses metaphor by likening the expression of joy to flying flags, and alliteration with the repetition of the 'f' sound in 'fly' and 'flags'.
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\'Will college make you a better Olokun priest?
Will it make you serve our ancestors better?
Look at me. An able-bodied, strong-hearted priest of Olokun.
Did I go to college?

Gracy Osifo:Dizzy Angel

The literary device used in the passage above is

A
onomatopoeia
B
parallelism
C
metaphor
D
simile
correct option: b
The passage uses parallelism, repeating a similar structure in each line to emphasize the comparison between the speaker's status as a priest and the questioned value of college education for that role.
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From the novel;

This question is based on SECOND CLASS CITIZEN.

"She swallowed it all, just like a nasty pill." The literary device employed here is

A
alliteration
B
metaphor
C
simile
D
apostrophe
correct option: c
The phrase 'She swallowed it all, just like a nasty pill' employs a simile by comparing the act of swallowing an unpleasant reality or situation to swallowing a bitter pill, using 'like' to draw the comparison.
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Jose Palacios, his oldest servant, found him floating naked with his eyes open in the purifying waters of his bath and thought he had drowned. He knew this was, one of the many ways the General meditated, but the ecstasy in which he lay drifting seemed that of a man no longer of this world.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The General in His Labyrinth

The master in the passage above is obviously in a state of

A
trance
B
drowning
C
forgetfulness
D
labyrinth
correct option: a
The description of the master floating naked with his eyes open in a meditative state suggests he is in a trance, deeply absorbed in meditation rather than physically harmed or lost.
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When he gave me the bottle, and I opened it,
I was shocked by the odour that hit my nose:
I immediately corked it again, and spat on the floor.
.
Isidore Okpewho, The Last Duty.

The reaction in the passage above is that of

A
anger
B
protest
C
rejection
D
nausea
correct option: c
The immediate corking of the bottle and spitting on the floor indicate a strong reaction of rejection to the unpleasant odor, more than just nausea or simple protest.
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The part of a play when climax approaches is known as

A
Catastasis
B
Catharsis
C
protasis
D
Epitasis
correct option: d
In drama, the part of the play when the climax approaches, where the tension and conflicts start to intensify, is known as epitasis.
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"I had not taken the first step in knowledge, I had not learnt to let go with the hands".The above lines is an example of a

A
Alliteration
B
Aspotrophe
C
Repetitiion
D
Assonance
correct option: d
The lines 'I had not taken the first step in knowledge, I had not learnt to let go with the hands' use assonance, which is the repetition of vowel sounds within close proximity, in this case, the 'a' sound in 'had', 'not', 'taken', and 'hands'.
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