Jamb Literature in English 2016 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 2016

'But such a tide as moving seems asleep. Too full for sound and foam.

When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home.'

'And my blood ripples, turns torrent.'


The line above in Okara's Piano and Drums depicts the persona as

A. Smart
B. Sick
C. Weak
D. Strong

Question 27:

• JAMB 2016

According tp Peter's The Panic of Growing Older at twenty a man is

A. Poor
B. Religious
C. Hopeful
D. Frustrated

Question 28:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son.


You want to known something then you run like a rabbit'


The device used in the line above is

A. Pun
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Simile

Question 29:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son.


According to the novel, Southerners deprive the Negroes of

A. Being more educated
B. Accommodation
C. Good job
D. The rights to vote

Question 30:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Vers and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse.


The title of Herbert's The Pulley is an example of

A. Fable
B. Euphemism
C. Allegory
D. Symbolism