Jamb Literature in English 1994 Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• JAMB 1994

"...Let the greying day grow,
...let the evening horns blow,
...let the melting mountains go...'
The repetition of these lines from Atukwei Okai's
"Sunset Sonata"

A. Is for emphasis for the main ideas
B. Imbues the poem with lyrical qualities
C. Summarizes the major themes of the poem
D. Shows that the poem is truly a dirge.

Question 17:

• JAMB 1994

"Kwarshiorkor", "grave", "ravage", "wreck", "funeral", "piles" and fearful".
These words from J.P. Clarks "The Casualties" connote

A. War
B. Burial
C. Casualty
D. Disaster

Question 18:

• JAMB 1994

The line 'Ask them why they idle there' in Kofi Awoonor's Song of Sorrow' is a reference to

A. Ancestors
B. Loafers
C. Vagabonds
D. Urchins
E. Ancestors

Question 19:

• JAMB 1994

"...Lying down in the melting snow.
There were times we regretted
The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces,
And the silken girls bringing sherbert."
The emotion evoked in this passage from "Journey of the Magi" is that of

A. Romance
B. Nostalgia
C. Sorrow
D. Fear

Question 20:

• JAMB 1994

"I came down the step with my pitcher
And must wait, must stand and wait, for there he
was at the trough before me."
These lines from "Snakes" suggests that the

A. Snake was regal and that the persona must wait as a subject
B. Snake was venomous and therefore the poet has to be very wary
C. Snake got there first, in the interest of justice, the poet should wait
D. Poet is terrified of the snake