GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 221:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
The lesson learnt from 'The Fulani Creation Story' is that Doondari cannot tolerate

A. Man
B. Blindness
C. Sleep
D. Pride

Question 222:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
J.P Clak's 'Streamside Exchange, depicts an interplay of

A. Anxiety and passion
B. Anxiety and ignorance
C. Excitement and passion
D. Ignorance and wisdom

Question 223:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
'...Horrors were flowers then the bright red bougainvilla'.
The above lines from Kwesi Brew's 'The Executioner's Dream' depict the executioner's

A. Attractiveness
B. Beauty consciousness
C. Gentleness
D. Callousness

Question 224:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
'...and we learn to sing half familiar half strange songs
we learn to dance to half familiar half strange rhythms...'

A. Destruction is present in almost every action
B. Nature is the sole destructive force
C. Animals are the sole destructive force
D. Birds are the sole destruction force

Question 225:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
In a work of literature, plot is constructed on

A. The principles of conflict
B. Exciting and memorable episodes
C. The use of figurative language
D. Recurring events