POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 126:

• 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 127:

• JAMB 1982

Wordsworth's 'The World is Too Much With Us' is a

A. Sonnet
B. Epic
C. Couplet
D. Quartrain
E. Tercet.

Question 128:

• JAMB 1982

Wordsworth's 'The World is Too Much With Us' is a

A. Sonnet
B. Epic
C. Couplet
D. Quartrain
E. Tercet.

Question 129:

• 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 130:

• 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.