Unseen passages/extracts from Drama, Prose, and Poetry - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 51:

• JAMB 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'And when He looks at the grimy coating,
Caking off your emaciated skin,...'
These lines from Richard Ntiru's 'The Pauper' describe

A. The texture of the pauper's skin
B. The coat the pauper was wearing
C. The effect of the surroundings
D. Poverty and dirt

Question 52:

• JAMB 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The poet in Sunset Sonata proposes

A. Defiance and protest
B. Arrogance and complacency
C. Nonchalance and pride
D. Violence and aggression

Question 53:

• JAMB 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In 'The Casualties' J.P. Clark discusses

A. Soldiers who die in the war
B. Insecurity of the writer in times of crisis
C. The suffering of soldiers and civilians during a war
D. Those whose property is destoryed during a war

Question 54:

• JAMB 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
Kofi Awoonor's poem 'Songs of Sorrow' suggests that

A. Death is temporary
B. Life is continuous
C. The living communicate with the dead
D. Death is final

Question 55:

• JAMB 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The setting of T.S. Eliot's 'Journey of the Magi' is characterized by

A. Coldness
B. Confusion
C. Faiety
D. Warmth