Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1656:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on Literary Appreciation 'For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground,
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed, some slain in war
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed
Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping killed,
All murdered;
William Shakespeare:King Richard II
The subject matter of the speech above is

A. Regicide
B. Suicide
C. Infanticide
D. Parricide

Question 1657:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.'On the broken walls,
Bats hang away from the sun
Shadows of an ancient stranger
Cast their presence over our shoulders
A pathway leads to the abandoned gate.' Mazisi Kunene: The Fearful Ruin
The dominant mood in the excerpt above is that of

A. Exhilaration
B. Pleasure
C. Rage
D. Terror

Question 1658:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.'Your no-good pig, and here I am feeding him everyday letting him sleep in my house. I got a knife from the kitchen. I am going to kill that pig.'
Patricia Melo: The Killer
The speaker in the excerpt above is trying to

A. Brace himself up for the action
B. Report the pig before killing it
C. Contemplate the killing of the pig
D. Justify the action of killing the pig

Question 1659:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.'I am jealous and passionate like Jehovah, God of the Jews;
J.P Clark: Olokun
A device used in the second line of the excerpt above is

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

Question 1660:

• JAMB 2006

This question is on Literary Appreciation '... Not a few of us ended our application letters like this:. If you are kind enough to accommodate this humble application, Sir/Madam, I shall do my uttermost best to rendered you the greatest services which it is at my disposition to your best satisfactory. Yours obediently servant...'Yet without English, you had no education fit for a white collar job.'
Cameron Daodu: The Gab Boys
The tone of the passage above is

A. Derisive
B. Ironic
C. Melancholic
D. Harsh