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

Question 116:

• 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.
'... It is not yet dawn
And we wake from one nightmara
To another.'
In these lines from Ojaide's The Owl Wake Us', the mood is that of a

A. Terrifying dream
B. Seemingly endless night
C. Vicious cycle of oppression
D. Persona's experience

Question 117:

• 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 Browning's My Last Duchess' the poet- persona's attitude to the Duchess is that of

A. Anger
B. Love
C. Sadness
D. Scorn

Question 118:

• 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 Ode on a Grecian Urn,'John Keats is concerned with

A. The impermanence of the Grecian Urn
B. Human and eternal love
C. The youthfulness of lovers
D. Everlasting beauty of art

Question 119:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Literary Principles
The expression 'The ripest is the saddest encounter' is an example of

A. Euphemism
B. Paradox
C. Hyperbole
D. Metaphor

Question 120:

• JAMB 2013

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.
Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm can be described as

A. Traditional
B. Satiritical
C. Didactic
D. Dramatic