POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 61:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et ai (eds): New Poetry African: Soyinka W. (ed): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent. T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry, U. Maduka, C. T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds): Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga D. I. (ed): West African verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.

The excerpt below from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of

In Houseman's To an Athlete Dying Young, the persona addresses the dead athlete using

A. Monologue
B. Dialogue
C. Apostrophe
D. Prologue

Question 62:

• JAMB 1978

In 'Fulani Cattle' J.P Clark expresses

A. The anger and sympathy he feels at seeing cattle driven all the way from the North to the South of Nigeria to be slaughtered
B. Admiration for the beauty of Fulani cattle
C. Grief at the gradual destruction of this fine breed of cattle
D. The joy of the cattle at being driven over pleasant fields
E. The idea that more cattle should be taken to the South to be slaughtered

Question 63:

• JAMB 1978

In on of the three jugs
The three jugs where on certain evenings return the tranquil souls,
the breaths of the ancestors,
the ancestors who were men,
the ancestors who were sages,
Mother has dipped three fingers
three fingers of her left hand:
thumb,forefinger and middle finger
i have dipped three fingers
three fingers of my right hand:
thumb,forefinger and middle finger.
(From "Viaticum"by B.Diop)
In this poem,the repetitive pattern suggests

A. Pain,agony, and misery
B. Ritual or established form of worship
C. The love of a mother for her child
D. The beauty of the full moon
E. The glorious lives of our ancestors

Question 64:

• JAMB 1978

The language of David Diop's 'Africa' suggests

A. The beauty of the African country side
B. That black is beautiful
C. That the poet is sad because Africa has been exploited and laid waste for too long
D. That the poet remembers the great empire of Africa
E. That the poet sees Africa as a colonial power

Question 65:

• JAMB 1978

In 'The Duel' Thomas ends his narrative

A. With a wish to see more duels fought
B. In celebration of female fidelity
C. In hopeless despair and anger
D. With an unexpected turn of events
E. In praise of matrimonial bliss