Jamb Literature in English 2009 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Why blame her who denies love for the asking And not the Birds and Moths and Beetles That after deep draughts from rich nector wells Flee tha drained petals to virgin flowersThe sound device used in the extract above is

A. Rhyme
B. Alliteration
C. Emphasis
D. Assonance

Question 47:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Oh, the market is set like the hub of a wheel And it pulls like a magnet strong. It is easy to tell How it casts its spell And draws all the crowds alongThe sound device used in the extract above is

A. Rhyme
B. Alliteration
C. Emphasis
D. Assonance

Question 48:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.A reference beyond the immediate purview of what is being presented is known as

A. Allusion
B. Diversion
C. Inversion
D. Imagery

Question 49:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'The hoe is her barber'The line above is an example of

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

Question 50:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'From the sky suspended the strings of tattered pants marched on trembling feet under stone heavy-kits marched, on their breast scared, monogram of skulls and bones'Ossie Enekwe:Mass for the DeadThe subject matter of the extract above is

A. Wastage
B. War
C. Love
D. Hatred