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

Question 111:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In Wole Soyinka's Telephone Conversation, the dominant literary technique deployed is

A. Alliteration
B. Onomatopeia
C. Oxymoron
D. Simile

Question 112:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
David Rubadiri's 'Stanley meets Mutesa' symbolically describes the meeting between

A. A black king and a white man
B. Stanley and Mutesa
C. The West and Africa
D. Europe and a black king

Question 113:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The pervasive mood of the speaker in Mtshali's 'Nightfall in Soweto' is that of

A. Elation and joy
B. Terror and insecurity
C. Darkness and threat
D. Celebration and freedom

Question 114:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The stanza from of Mapanje's When this Carnival Finally Closes is

A. A sonnet
B. An irregular verse
C. An address
D. A free verse

Question 115:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The dominant images in Nyi Osundare's 'They Too are the Earth'are

A. Disease, illness and death
B. Aristocracy, affluence and wealth
C. Poverty, suffering and the downtrodden
D. Greed aristocracy and the ambitious