POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 226:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; 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-Enghish; Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.)west African Verse.
In Acholonu's The Dissidents, the daughter of my father' is a

A. Heroine
B. Villain
C. Character
D. Narrator

Question 227:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; 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-Enghish; Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.)west African Verse.
...a huge senseless cathedral of doom'in Kofi Awoonor's The Cathedral implies

A. Meaningless foreign religious parctices
B. Meaningless indigenous religious practices
C. The architectural beaty of the cathedral
D. The Catholic Church parctices

Question 228:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; 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-Enghish; Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.)west African Verse.
The persona in Kassam's Maji Maji represents the

A. Warriors
B. Germans
C. Mzee
D. Listeners

Question 229:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; 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-Enghish; Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.)west African Verse.
David Diop's Loser of Everything can be seen as

A. A lamentation of the destruction of African values
B. The suppression of an African village
C. A celebration of African values
D. An account of warfare between an African community and an invading force

Question 230:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; 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-Enghish; Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.)west African Verse.
Kalu Uka's Earth to Earth concerned with the

A. Fertilization of the earth by moisture
B. Loss of man's property
C. Seasonal flow of nature
D. Happy beginning and sad end of life