Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1786:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'She even thinks that up in heaven Her class lies late and shores While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.
'Countee Cullen: For a Lady I KnowThe tone of the poem above is

A. Satiric
B. Affectionate
C. Indifferent
D. Sympathetic

Question 1787:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Life, though a vanity Yet, not purpose full in drawling resignation Life's spice is in strive
From the extract above, the poet suggests that

A. Life is full of care
B. There can't be life without stive
C. Life is worthwhile without care
D. Strive makes life worth living

Question 1788:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'An unlucky creation His mother, a street walker;His lying father,A champion at producing bastards.'B.S.: Tibenderana; The BastardThe subject of the poem above is

A. A prostitute
B. The lying father
C. The son
D. The orphan

Question 1789:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Sweet smile in time of snari gives pride in spite of sneer sing, rid this world of despair and save a snared heart from cascading stream of strife.The dominant rhetorical device in the excerpt above is

A. Rhyme
B. Alliteration
C. Repetition
D. Onomatopoeia

Question 1790:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'My heart leaps up when I behold A rain in the sky:So was it when my life began;or Let me die!The Child is the father of the man;And I could wish my day to beBound each to each by natural piety.'William Wordsworth: My heart leaps up when I behold.
The expression The child is the father of the man in the poem above is an example of

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