Jamb Literature in English 1983 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 1983

The expression 'All the world is a stage' is a good example of the figure of speech known as

A. Personification
B. Paradox
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Simile
E. Metaphor.

Question 42:

• JAMB 1983

The 'Settings in a novel refers to

A. The point in the story where we first encounter the main character
B. The overall social and physical background of the main events in the novel
C. The home country of the hero or heroine
D. The location where the main event in the novel takes place
E. All the various places mentioned in the novel.

Question 43:

• JAMB 1983

'Then suddenly her heart was whipped up, she now rode on strange waves: alone defying the wind and the rain; alone, fighting hunger and thirst in the desert; alone, struggling with strange demons in the forest, bringing glad tidings to her people'.
The mood of the lady in this passage is one of

A. Defeat
B. Depression
C. Triumphant defiance
D. Simple elation
E. Sorrow.

Question 44:

• JAMB 1983

'I breathed a sigh of relief when i was twenty-six, determined that from then on my life will take a turn for the better. To make sure this happened I did two things which made sure it never could: i got a job, and I got married'.
The quality which this passage displays is

A. Inaccessibility
B. Seriousness
C. Humour
D. Gloom
E. Nervousness.

Question 45:

• JAMB 1983

'All was quiet in this park
Until the wind, like a gasping messenger, announced
The tyrant's coming
Then did the branches talk in agony'.
There is in line 2 ('like a gasping messenger...') an example of

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