Jamb Literature in English 1982 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 1982

So fair fancy few would weave
In these years!
The poetic device consciously used here is

A. Personification
B. Apostrophe
C. Alliteration
D. Oxymoron
E. Simile.

Question 22:

• JAMB 1982

'But now as he climbed the steep path leading to his home, his courage started to lag behind. His conscience lagged behind. His weak body and hungry stomach pushed him expectantly up the path towards home, where rest and satisfaction awaited him...'
The literary device predominantly used in this passage is

A. Hendiadys
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Metonymy
D. Simile
E. Personification.

Question 23:

• JAMB 1982

'He glanced at his bitten nails, and with his chin resting on his knees, said, 'well, i ask them to let me go below to visit my pa in the cell. they feel sorry for me, and say its okay. So i go down to see him, this man what made my ma's life a misery like hell, and who never had a word for me, and did nothing but give me the belt'.
From what he says, the kid in this passage

A. Loves his father
B. Dislikes his father
C. Disowns his father
D. Feels sorry for his father
E. Is proud of his father.

Question 24:

• JAMB 1982

'Was it so hard, Achilles,
So very hard to die?
Thou knowest and i know not-
So much the happier am i'
This verse is taken from a poem written by a soldier at the battle-front. He clearly sees dying in battle as

A. Glorious
B. Patriotic
C. Brave and desirable
D. A good experience
E. He may be brave but undesirable.

Question 25:

• JAMB 1982

'Cheers!' said koomson. he looked ready to add something as he raised his glass, but the high voice of his wife cut the air to pieces.
'This local beer,'she was saying, 'does agree with my constitution.'
'And what sort of constitution is it that you have?'asked the man from his isolated place.
What the writer feels for or toward the woman in his passage is

A. Love
B. Sympathetic understanding
C. Contempt
D. Respect
E. Difference.