LITERARY APPRECIATION - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 246:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'Thathat is why wwe must acc-c-cept the universal d-d-dome,b-b-because ththere is no d-d-d-direction. The b-b-bridge is the d-d-dome of rreligion and b-b-bridges d-ddon't jjjust g-g-go from hhhere to ththere; a birdge also faces backwards'
Wole Soyinka, The Interpreters
The idiolectal feature of the character's speech is the

A. Repetition of consonant sounds
B. Multiplication of medial consonant sounds
C. Repetition of initial consonant sound
D. Duplication of consonant sounds clusters

Question 247:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'It was January and Monday my father had to gather his nerve to go back to teaching During the Christmas vacation he became slack and in a fury of screw-turning had to retighten himself. The long haul he called the stretch between Christmas and Easter.'
John Updike, The Centaur.
The long haul in the narrative above describes

A. A long strike
B. Christmas and Easter holidays
C. A long period of hard work
D. A long vacation

Question 248:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'Fierce harmattan sun on innocent tendrils; torrential downpour on leaking thatch roofs; paintfull comfort of helpless eunuchs; thorny beauty of modern witches; the fatcon's call on day-old-chicks, ours is tragi-comic dialogue.... mute echoes of pains.'
The sonority and rhythmical structure of the lines above are achieved through a pause pattern called

A. Enjambment
B. Caesura
C. Apostrophe
D. Scansion

Question 249:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
Jibunoh was simply a difficult man.He was relation. He all his neighbours and deserted by his relations policeman in the entire village. He also had ten cases instituted against him for either stealing or violating the rights of others. He had no regard for decency or normal conduct. No lover of peace or order could be his friend. It is not surprising that his death elicited jubilation rather than mourning.'The passage above reveals that Jibunoh symbolizes

A. Wickedness
B. Insanity
C. Lawlessness
D. Isolation

Question 250:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation
Jibunoh was simply a difficult man.He was relation. He all his neighbours and deserted by his relations policeman in the entire village. He also had ten cases instituted against him for either stealing or violating the rights of others. He had no regard for decency or normal conduct. No lover of peace or order could be his friend. It is not surprising that his death elicited jubilation rather than mourning.'The passage above reveals that Jibunoh symbolizes

A. Wickedness
B. Insanity
C. Lawlessness
D. Isolation