POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 176:

• JAMB 1987

In J.P Clark's Olokun', the line
'So drunken like ancient walls'
means that the worshipers are drunken with

A. Wine served at Olokun's altar
B. Sacred water since Olokun rules the sea
C. Bounties to be bestowned by Olokun
D. Intense awe of Olokun

Question 177:

• JAMB 1987

The sufferings of the protagonist in Birago Diop's 'vanity' are

A. Caused by circumstance
B. Self-inflicted
C. Imposed on them by enemies
D. The act of fate

Question 178:

• JAMB 1987

In 'Vanity', Birage Diop portrays the African predicament as arising from

A. Sad complaining voices of beggars
B. Pitiful anger bowing like a tumour
C. Not listening to the dead
D. Clamouring and crying roughly over our torments

Question 179:

• JAMB 1994

The word which when applied describes the posture of the speaker in "The Fence" is

A. Action
B. Inertia
C. Nostalgia
D. Cowardice

Question 180:

• JAMB 1994

"The drum is silenced in mid-throb;
the flute is flung away;
and ears strain to master the malediction
of the thunder."
These lines from "For Christopher Okigbo" shows that the main occurrence in the poem is

A. Incomprehensible
B. Wortheless
C. Accursed
D. Serene