Appreciation - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vicent, T.(ed.):
A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed.): West African Verse.


The mood of Peter's The Panic of Growing Older can be described as

A. Sober
B. Boastful
C. Defiant
D. Languid

Question 27:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vicent, T.(ed.):
A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed.): West African Verse.


Piano and Drums according to Okara's Piano and Drums are musical instruments of __________

A. Contradictory tunes
B. Complementary tunes
C. Different cultural milieus
D. Different rhythmic appeals

Question 28:

• JAMB 2016

'He says
The medicine gourds are filthy,
And the herb
Are drunk from unhygienic cups

'Okot p Bitek: Song of Lawino


The poet in the lines is saying that

A. The speaker is very hygienic
B. The person referred to takes Western medicine
C. Herbal medicine is dangerous
D. The speaker prefers Western medicine

Question 29:

• JAMB 2016

The dominant literary device in Diop's Vanity is

A. Rhetorical question
B. Allusion
C. Hyperbole
D. Dramatic irony

Question 30:

• JAMB 2016

'But such a tide as moving seems asleep. Too full for sound and foam.

When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home.'


One of the themes of Awoonor's The Anvil and the Hammer is

A. Education
B. Slavery
C. Colonisation
D. Corruption