Jamb Literature in English 1999 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Ibadan,
running splash of rust
and gold - flung and scattered
among seven hills like broken
china in the sun.'
J.P Clark, 'Ibadan'
The poem above is memorable for its

A. Pun
B. Heroism
C. Metaphor
D. Lyricism

Question 42:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'There was another, Sule. He put himself in uniform, made one for his five-year-old son, and marched with the infant from dawn till noon every market day on the main road singing 'Kayiwawa beturi, ''the theme song of his Burmese days.
Kofi Awoonor, '' This Earth, My Brother'
The character in the poem above is obviously a

A. Veteran
B. Prisoner
C. Mercenary
D. Refugee

Question 43:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'You amble on
we can no longer
wait for nature's course
we must deliver
you
with
force'
Amelia House, 'Our Sun Rises'
The mood in the lines above is one of

A. Fear
B. Sorrow
C. Joy
D. Indignation

Question 44:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In drama, the term climax is used

A. As a figure of speech connoting beauty
B. For the point of highest dramatic tension
C. When the crisis in the play is resolved
D. When the hero's tragic flaw is revealed

Question 45:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
She bore a mind that envy could not but call fair The statement above characterizes.

A. Maria
B. Olivia
C. Roderigo
D. Viola