POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 171:

• JAMB 1986

In the poem 'The Vultures', David Diop suggests that the Christians missionaries were agents of

A. Agrarian revolution
B. Baptism
C. Justics
D. Colonialism.

Question 172:

• JAMB 1987

In ''Abiku'', the statement
''Yams do not sprout in amulets
To earth Abiku''s limbs....''
Simply means

A. Abiku should not be buried with amulets
B. Yams and amulets are repugnant to Abiku
C. Abiku cannot be appeased
D. Yams cannot grow on Abiku's grave.

Question 173:

• JAMB 1987

''But it is not the time
To lay wreaths
For yesterdays crimes...''
Lenrie Peters in his poem, We Have Come Home'' makes this statement because

A. The future is unpredictatble
B. Past sufferings are best forgotten
C. There is no point crying over spilled milk
D. Mourning can be posponed

Question 174:

• JAMB 1987

At the end of the poem 'pianos and Drums', the protagonist is best described as

A. An authentic African
B. A cultural mulatto
C. Sophisticated African
D. A cultured youth

Question 175:

• JAMB 1987

In J.P Clark's 'Olokun', the line 'No greater love has a woman' signifies

A. Unrequired love
B. Mutual love
C. Impossible love
D. Erotic love