Appreciation - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 91:

• JAMB 1981

'The Myth of the Bagre' is an example of

A. A dream world
B. A narrative poem of initiation
C. A poem in praise of manly prowess
D. A poem recited at marriage festivals
E. A poem sacred to the memory of ancestors

Question 92:

• JAMB 1982

The grave procession in Soyinka''s ''procession l-Hanging day'' is meant to suggest in the entire poem

A. The people in the procession are going to the grave
B. The people are moving slowly in order to avoid the sunny spots
C. The people in the procession are solemn
D. The people in the procession are solemn and are going to the grave
E. The people walk soundlessly.

Question 93:

• JAMB 1982

The dominant attitude in T.S. Eliot's 'Journey of the magi's is

A. Dissatisfaction
B. Total satisfaction
C. Ambivalence
D. Disgust
E. Pessimism.

Question 94:

• JAMB 1982

Gray's 'Elegy Written in a country churchyard' can be seen as

A. Total condemnation of human life
B. Lament for the death of the great and powerful
C. An attack on social inequality
D. A criticism of the poor and the unambitious
E. A recognition of the poor and simple life.

Question 95:

• JAMB 1982

what is the subject of Kalu Uka's 'Earth to Earth?

A. The size of the universe
B. The immensity of Nature
C. Death
D. Growth
E. A long journey