Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• JAMB 2019

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"Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words." (Shakespeare's Othello)

The prevailing activity in the extract is

A. The vow of revenge and pledge of loyalty by Lago to Othello
B. Evident of the conspiracy between Lago and Othello
C. The vow by Lago to revenge upon Othello
D. Reflective of Othello's rage

Question 17:

• JAMB 2019

The bar in Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar" is a symbol for the___________

A. Presence of God's and his guiding force
B. World
C. Boundary between life and death
D. Grave

Question 18:

• JAMB 2019

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"Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words." (Shakespeare's Othello)

Consequent upon the act in the excerpt, ...

A. Desdemona reconfessed her love for Othello
B. Othello became Lago's sworn enemy
C. Lago successfully executed Othello
D. Othello changed from being the hero to a villain

Question 19:

• JAMB 2019

... may be said to be a critical subject of concern in Blake's "School Boy"

A. Adventurism
B. Futility of life and time
C. Moral rectitude
D. Academic development

Question 20:

• JAMB 2019

A transferred epithet is popularly known as a/an ........

A. Epistrophe
B. Ellipsis
C. Hypallage
D. Hendiady