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

Question 256:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed.) West African Verse.
.......Their eyes recede from tomorrow.
No sense of mission sustains them.'
These lines from Odia Of Ofeimun's 'The Prodigals express

A. A longing for the past
B. A lack of grogress
C. The weight of tradition
D. An impatient attitude

Question 257:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
In J.P. Clark's 'Streamside Exchange', the bird's reply concerns

A. The coming of the tide
B. The uncertainty of the future
C. Market days
D. Mother's visit to the market

Question 258:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
The poet's mood in Gabriel Okara's 'The Fisherman's invocation' is characterized by

A. Dissatisfaction
B. Anxiety
C. Contentment
D. Self-doubt

Question 259:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
The atmosphere of Birago Diop's 'Vanity' is dominated by

A. Joy
B. Hate
C. Love
D. Sadness

Question 260:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
'Idoto' in Okigbo's 'The Passage' is the name of

A. The poet's mother
B. The poet's village
C. A village shrine
D. A village stream