LITERARY APPRECIATION - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 221:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Ibadan,
running splash of rust
and gold - flung and scattered
among seven hills like broken
china in the sun.'
J.P Clark, 'Ibadan'
The poem above is memorable for its

A. Pun
B. Heroism
C. Metaphor
D. Lyricism

Question 222:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'There was another, Sule. He put himself in uniform, made one for his five-year-old son, and marched with the infant from dawn till noon every market day on the main road singing 'Kayiwawa beturi, ''the theme song of his Burmese days.
Kofi Awoonor, '' This Earth, My Brother'
The character in the poem above is obviously a

A. Veteran
B. Prisoner
C. Mercenary
D. Refugee

Question 223:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'You amble on
we can no longer
wait for nature's course
we must deliver
you
with
force'
Amelia House, 'Our Sun Rises'
The mood in the lines above is one of

A. Fear
B. Sorrow
C. Joy
D. Indignation

Question 224:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Literary Principles.
'He would hear the heavy uneven breathing of the child. It was as if she were carrying a weight with great effort up a long hill...He prayed again ''Father, look after her. Give her peace...Take away my peace forever, but give her peace'' Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter.
The man's reactions to the presence of the dying child show that he is

A. Tolerant
B. Compassionate
C. Prayerful
D. Loving

Question 225:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Literary Principles.
In Umuaro it is not our custom to refuse a call, although we may refuse to do what the caller asks.
Ezeulu does not want to refuse the whiteman's call and so he is sending his son!
Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God
The lines above illustrate the use of

A. Deep metaphor
B. Extended proverb
C. Traditional parable
D. Local colour