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

Question 66:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.) Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'The voice of my education 'in D.H. Lawrence's
'Snake' refers to

A. Culture
B. Primitive instincts
C. The hissing sound of a snake
D. Someone whispering to himself

Question 67:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.) Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In John Keats''Ode to a Nightingale, 'light-winged Dryad of the trees' refers to a

A. Butterfly
B. Bird
C. Bee
D. Wood nymph

Question 68:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In 'Hurrah for Thunder', Christopher Okigbo celebrates

A. Thunder
B. Destruction
C. Change
D. Hunters

Question 69:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'The eye that looks down will surely see the nose
The finger that fits should be used to pick the nose
The lines above from 'Hurrah for Thunder' bear two major connotations.
These are

A. Watchfulness and awareness
B. Sensitiveness and arrogance
C. Patience and caution
D. Caution and justice

Question 70:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The repetition of the line 'They Too Are Earth' has the effect of

A. Making us more conscious of the earth
B. Beautifying the experience the poem describes
C. Accusing us of human insensitivity
D. Enhancing the imagery of the poem