POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 256:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poem from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseThe person in Houseman's To an Athlate Dying Young addressed the dead athlete using

A. Monologue
B. Apostrophe
C. Dialogue
D. Admonition

Question 257:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poem from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseIn Keats' On the Grasshopper and Cricket, the frost of winter evenings is said to cause

A. Violence
B. Luxury
C. Silence
D. Loneliness

Question 258:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseIn Milton's On His Blindness, the poet's attitude towards his blindness is one of

A. Anger
B. Sorrow
C. Fortitude
D. Apathy

Question 259:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseIn Senghor's I will pronounce Your Name, 'cinnamon'is significant for its

A. Dramatic irony
B. Botanical allusion
C. Olfactory image
D. Extended metaphor

Question 260:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
The use of enjambment in Cheney-Coker's Myopia emphasizes the

A. Anger of the peasants
B. Beauty of the poem
C. Distressed mood of the persona
D. Arrangement of the stanzas