Jamb Literature in English 2023 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 2023

This question is based on CAGED BIRD.

Read this excerpt from the poem and answer questions .

"The free bird thinks of another
breeze / and the trade winds
soft through the sighing trees"

What is the effect of the trees sighing in this verse?

A. It shows where the bird sleeps
B. It shows the tree is sleeping
C. It indicates that the bird is carefree
D. It indicates that it is still early in the day

Question 7:

• JAMB 2023

Don't panic. Be calm. If you are somehow upset...try to regain your composure.

The speaker in the excerpt above is

A. Hopeless
B. Afraid
C. Confident
D. Uncertain

Question 8:

• JAMB 2023

This question is based on A GOVERNMENT DRIVER ON HIS RETIREMENT.

"I shall booze and zoom" contains a device called

A. Alliteration
B. Imagery
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Hyperbole

Question 9:

• JAMB 2023

"The sun used to smile in my hut".

The line is an example of

A. Apostrophe
B. Personification
C. Rhetorical Question
D. Zeugma

Question 10:

• JAMB 2023

The use of two contrasting words that are placed side by side is called

A. Oxymoron
B. Euphemism
C. Pun
D. Antithesis