POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 206:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
'Pataki and mustard flowers Like blue and yellow eyes Peep through the green grass'The literary devices used in the lines above from Mohan Singh's 'A village Girl'are

A. Enjambment and alliteration
B. Repetition and assonance
C. Rhyme and limerick
D. Simile and irony

Question 207:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
Lenrie Peters in 'She came in Silken Drapes' reflects

A. The paradox of childbirth
B. The joy of motherhood
C. The mystery of love and childbirth
D. A woman's agony in labour

Question 208:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
John Donne's 'Death be not Proud is informed by a

A. Romantic inquest into the nature of mortality
B. Rejection of the belief in eternity
C. Metaphysical attack on the omnipotence of God
D. Metaphysical persuasion on the immortality of man

Question 209:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
The mood of the narrator in Mohan Singh's 'A village Girl' is one of

A. Affection
B. Antagonism
C. Admiration
D. Hatred

Question 210:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
The dominant imagery in Kofi Awoonor's 'The Cathedral' is

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