Jamb Literature in English 1991 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'His round cheeks, his round nose, his round chin were a cool, healthy red. In the globe of his face and neatly circular as if drawn in bright crayon, his narrow long, tip tilted eyes, clear a pale blue water, seemed out of place, as if two incompatible strains had collided in making him.'
The picture presented above of a particular individual has

A. Photographic clarity
B. Satiric undertones
C. Elements of exaggeration
D. Derogatory connotations

Question 42:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'Here lies a great and mighty king
Whose promise none relies on
He never said a foolish thing
Not ever did a wise one'.
The lines above could best from an

A. Epistle
B. Episode
C. Epiphany
D. Epitaph

Question 43:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
'See! how she leans her cheek upon her hand;
O! that I wore a glove upon that hand
That predominant figure of speech in these lines is

A. Conceit
B. Apostrophe
C. Caricature
D. Simile

Question 44:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
''From here the island of Fogo is a presence
At Sunset
The palm trees are slow singers of farewell
The sail on the sea
Writes in geometry of spume
- departure of he who remains
And the clouds carried by incessant soft breezes
-journey of he who never left!''
Which of the following figures of speech is used prominently in the poem?

A. Apostrophe
B. Litotes
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification

Question 45:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
Though we knew that something was wrong with our society, we made no attempt to assess it.
Trinidad was too unimportant and we could never be convinced of the value of reading the history of a place which was, as everyone said, only a dot on the map of the world.
The Middle Passage by V.S. Naipaul
The writer here maintains that Trinidad

A. Was too insignificant to have a history
B. Was so small that its people did not value its history
C. Was a mere dot and did not therefore attract people's attention
D. Lacked historical significance bcause it could not compete with the rest of the world.