Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1561:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on Literary Appreciation'Senhor Jose got cold during the night. After having uttered those redundant useless words, here she is, he wasn't sure what else he should do. It was true that, after long and arduous labours, he had managed, at last to find the unknown woman, or rather, the place where she lay, a good six feet beneath an earth that still sustained him'
Jose Saramago: All the Names
What happens to the unknown woman in the passage above?

A. She runs away
B. She is awake
C. She falls asleep
D. She is dead

Question 1562:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on Literary Appreciation'I am alone
And the murmur of my lips
Carry song and tears homewards
From a plain away from home
Okogbule Wonodi: Lament for Shola
The poet-persona here expresses a feeling of

A. Elation
B. Anger
C. Nostaglgia
D. Sorrow

Question 1563:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on Literary AppreciationBe him English
Be him African
Be him Nigerian
The lines above are an example of

A. Epitaph
B. Anaphora
C. Tautology
D. Epigram

Question 1564:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
A dramatic composition or musical play in which many or all the words are sung is called

A. An oratorio
B. A motet
C. An opera
D. A concert

Question 1565:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
The poetic device that forcefully brings together two seemingly unrelated ideas or concepts is

A. Conceit
B. Contrast
C. Couplet
D. Diatribe