POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 266:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesWhich of the following forms of poetry is an example of a monologue?

A. Lament
B. Ode
C. Sonnet
D. Epic

Question 267:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; 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: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.
The subject matter of Adeoti's Naked Soles is

A. Soul and mind
B. Hunger and strife
C. Suffering and despair
D. Hatred and bitterness

Question 268:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; 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: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.
Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm appeals to the readers' sense of

A. Sight and taste
B. Feeling and sight
C. Smell, taste and hearing
D. Sight, smell and hearing

Question 269:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; 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: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.
The experts, of course Disagree The urine test they ordered Said, Negative.'The lines above from Acqah's In the Navel of the Soul depict

A. Contradiction
B. Inevitability
C. Progress
D. Awareness

Question 270:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; 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: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.
In Kunene's A Heritage of Liberation, freedom is to be achieved through the efforts of

A. The old generation
B. New generation
C. Present generation
D. Successive generation