LITERARY APPRECIATION - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 291:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on Literary Appreciation 'It was not the apple that tempted Eve, but this grapefruit; thus did maren revise the tale of Paradise Lost, and even Chris, shocked as he was at such blasphemy,confessed himself tempted to agree whenever maren returned from raiding the Principal's compound, with a shirtful of booty to share, especially on a hot afternoon.'
Wole Soyinka: Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years, A Memoir
The passage above achieves a mock-heroic effect through the use of

A. Meiosis
B. Epigram
C. Allusion
D. Symbolism

Question 292:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on Literary Appreciation
' 'O fleeting gleam of noon dream You incense my clothed cream!
Tony E. Afejuku: An Orchard of Wishes
The literary device used in the lines above is

A. Repetition
B. Refrain
C. Consonance
D. Assonance

Question 293:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on Literary Appreciation 'For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground,
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed, some slain in war
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed
Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping killed,
All murdered;
William Shakespeare:King Richard II
The subject matter of the speech above is

A. Regicide
B. Suicide
C. Infanticide
D. Parricide

Question 294:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.'On the broken walls,
Bats hang away from the sun
Shadows of an ancient stranger
Cast their presence over our shoulders
A pathway leads to the abandoned gate.' Mazisi Kunene: The Fearful Ruin
The dominant mood in the excerpt above is that of

A. Exhilaration
B. Pleasure
C. Rage
D. Terror

Question 295:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.'Your no-good pig, and here I am feeding him everyday letting him sleep in my house. I got a knife from the kitchen. I am going to kill that pig.'
Patricia Melo: The Killer
The speaker in the excerpt above is trying to

A. Brace himself up for the action
B. Report the pig before killing it
C. Contemplate the killing of the pig
D. Justify the action of killing the pig