Jamb Literature in English 1992 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'' Old father, old artificer
bear me now and ever in good stead''
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce.
The word 'artificer' describes

A. A sage
B. A craftsman
C. A magician
D. An artificial person

Question 37:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Slowly the silence on the mountain-top deepened till the click of the fire and the soft hiss of roasting meat could be heard clearly... Lord of the Files by William Golding
'Soft hiss of roasting meat' in the passage above refers to the

A. Gentle response of the animal being roasted
B. Rudeness of the animal to the hunter
C. Gentle process of roasting on the fire
D. Fropping of the fat of the meat in the fire

Question 38:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'So Children,
If per chance you see a here that roars
Or an ape perched in a palanquin,
Look on in silence..'
'Africa by David Diop
This excerpt exemplifies

A. Poetic climax
B. Rhetorics
C. Paradox
D. Conflict

Question 39:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Literary Principles.
Going up the river was like traveling back to the earliest beginnings of the world when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings An empty stream, a great silence, an impenetrable forest. The air was warm, thick, heavy, sluggish. ' Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.
The landscape described in the passage above is

A. Formidable
B. Friendly
C. Hostile
D. Overpowering

Question 40:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Poor bastard,
Dumped on the ground to make room
For his nocturnal fathers,
Or on the mat to spend his horrid nights
Among the steaming pots of food
And walking rats.'
''The Bastard'' by B.S. Tibenderana
The picture presented above is one of

A. Loneliness
B. Hunger
C. Desolation
D. Squalor