Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1716:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
The use of enjambment in Cheney-Coker's Myopia emphasizes the

A. Anger of the peasants
B. Beauty of the poem
C. Distressed mood of the persona
D. Arrangement of the stanzas

Question 1717:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseIn Brutus'A Troubadour I Traverse, the poet juxtaposes

A. Love with hatred
B. Defiance with submission
C. Suffering with pleasure
D. Safety with danger

Question 1718:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseThe concern of the poet in Serenade is to

A. Boast about the lover's wealth
B. Appeal to the lady in question
C. Examine the gloomy side of marriage
D. Express the lady's sense of grief

Question 1719:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseThe poet persona in Wangusa's A Taxi Driver on His Death is

A. Optimistic
B. Pessimistic
C. Romantic
D. Sarcastic

Question 1720:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseIn Odia Ofeimuun's We must Learn Again to Fly, the use of 'we' gives the poem a

A. Universal appeal
B. Personifying effect
C. Symbolic undertone
D. Dramatic sensation