Jamb Literature in English 2023 Past Questions and Answers

Question 76:

• JAMB 2023

"...Rage is Chief
Rage drags rags after you, of Charity
Laughter, sweetness and light, Rage is thief
Enemy of equanimity"

The figure of speech dominant in these lines is _____

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

Question 77:

• JAMB 2023

'... Not a few of us ended our application letter like this: 'if you are kind enough to accomodate this humble application, Sir/Madam, I shall do my uttermost best to rendered you the greatest services which it is at my desposition to your best satisfactory. Yours obediently servant...' yet without English, you had no education fit for a white collar job
Cameron Daodu: The Gab Boys

The tone of the passage above is

A. Melancholic
B. Ironic
C. Harsh
D. Derisive

Question 78:

• JAMB 2023

A trilogy is the

A. Set of three one-act drama written by related authors
B. Series of related stories divided into three equal parts
C. Sequence of three plays written by the same author
D. Collection of three poems of equal length

Question 79:

• JAMB 2023

A structural arrangement of unit of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is similarly placed is called

A. Repetition
B. Paradox
C. Refrain
D. Parallelism

Question 80:

• JAMB 2023

This question is based on CAGED BIRD.
"for the caged bird/sings of freedom.",

The poetic device used in this expression is____

A. Metaphor
B. Irony
C. Hyperbole
D. Paradox