Jamb Literature in English 2023 Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2023

A metrical pause occurring in the middle of a line in a poem is called

A. Tetrametre
B. Rhythm
C. Caesura
D. Assonance

Question 2:

• JAMB 2023

'The fair breeze blew
The white foam flew
The furrow followed free
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.'

The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is

A. Repitition
B. Alliteration
C. Paradox
D. Rhyme scheme

Question 3:

• JAMB 2023

Careened',
These oily tears
Dripping down the tears on your depressed face,
Will one day be staunched, I swear!
Ibiwari Ikiriko, Oily Tears.

The tone of the poet is

A. Supplicatory
B. Optimistic
C. Sympathetic
D. Piteous

Question 4:

• JAMB 2023

CYCLIST gets down and begins to prop his bicycle.
CYCLIST: All right. If you're sure it won't take long.
BARBER: I am known for my lightning clippers. Even the soldiers know me. I can shave the head of an entire battalion between one coup and the next. Sit down and relax your back. Cycling is not easy
when you've abandoned it for some time.
Wole Soyinka, The Beautification of Area Boy.

The literary devices in the dialogue above are

A. Hyperbole and allusion
B. Irony and parody
C. Allusion and paradox
D. Humour and irony

Question 5:

• JAMB 2023

"I had not taken the first step in knowledge, I had not learnt to let go with the hands".The above lines is an example of a

A. Alliteration
B. Apostrophe
C. Repetition
D. Assonance