Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1836:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'My song is the root touching other roots in a covenant below the crust...Niyi Osundara: Waiting LaughtersThe imagery used in the second line of the extract above is

A. Olfactory
B. Visual
C. Tactile
D. Auditory

Question 1837:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'The huge sacrifice that ward off death The big offering that prevents diseases......Femi Osofisan: MorountodunThe poem above can best be described as

A. Epic
B. Heroic
C. Praise
D. Quatrain

Question 1838:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Why blame her who denies love for the asking And not the Birds and Moths and Beetles That after deep draughts from rich nector wells Flee tha drained petals to virgin flowersThe sound device used in the extract above is

A. Rhyme
B. Alliteration
C. Emphasis
D. Assonance

Question 1839:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Oh, the market is set like the hub of a wheel And it pulls like a magnet strong. It is easy to tell How it casts its spell And draws all the crowds alongThe sound device used in the extract above is

A. Rhyme
B. Alliteration
C. Emphasis
D. Assonance

Question 1840:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.A reference beyond the immediate purview of what is being presented is known as

A. Allusion
B. Diversion
C. Inversion
D. Imagery