Jamb Literature in English 2009 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA metrical foot of two stressed or long syllables is called

A. A spondee
B. A trochee
C. An anapest
D. An iamb

Question 42:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesA group of three lyric stanzas in classical Greek poetry is referred to as

A. Triplet
B. Triolet
C. Trilogy
D. Triad

Question 43:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Biokun: I did it for her!Let theme laugh!Let them condemn me. I who have always derided superstition. I have gone back to the shrine of Olokun. At least if he dies, Oroki will know I tried everything.Femi Osofisan: No More the Wasted BreedBiokun's mood in this passage is one of

A. Desperation
B. Frustration
C. Anger
D. Anxiety

Question 44:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'My song is the root touching other roots in a covenant below the crust...Niyi Osundara: Waiting LaughtersThe imagery used in the second line of the extract above is

A. Olfactory
B. Visual
C. Tactile
D. Auditory

Question 45:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'The huge sacrifice that ward off death The big offering that prevents diseases......Femi Osofisan: MorountodunThe poem above can best be described as

A. Epic
B. Heroic
C. Praise
D. Quatrain