GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 131:

• JAMB 1982

So fair fancy few would weave
In these years!
The poetic device consciously used here is

A. Personification
B. Apostrophe
C. Alliteration
D. Oxymoron
E. Simile.

Question 132:

• JAMB 1982

'But now as he climbed the steep path leading to his home, his courage started to lag behind. His conscience lagged behind. His weak body and hungry stomach pushed him expectantly up the path towards home, where rest and satisfaction awaited him...'
The literary device predominantly used in this passage is

A. Hendiadys
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Metonymy
D. Simile
E. Personification.

Question 133:

• JAMB 1982

In Zambia Shall Be Free Kaunda's 'wandering day's resulted from his

A. Desire to visit other territories
B. Need to assert himself by being on his own
C. Disagreement with the members of his family
D. Need to join other political parties
E. Disagreement eith his employers

Question 134:

• JAMB 1982

In Mine Boy, the dominant shebeen queen who is described as 'tall and big, with the smooth yellowness of the Basuto women...'is

A. Ma Plank
B. Leah
C. Eliza
D. Lena
E. Maisy.

Question 135:

• JAMB 1982

'Local colour'in a novel or play is feature which

A. Defines the nature of the vegetation of the setting
B. Explains the difference in patterns of behaviours of our characters
C. Refers to the racial backgrounds of the major characters in the novels or play
D. Emphazises the customs, norms, values and setting of the novel or play
E. Highlights thye ethnic origins of the various characters in the novel or play.