POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 306:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
Marvell, in To His Coy Mistress uses the imagery of death to

A. Appreciates God's power
B. Condemn the lady
C. Scare the lady
D. Underscore life's transcience

Question 307:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
To sustain the interest of the readers,Lawrence in Bat uses

A. Elision
B. Suspense
C. Oxymoron
D. Hyperbole

Question 308:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
'With a running stream and a water-mill beating the darkness. And three trees on the low sky.'
In the excerpt above from Eliot's Journey of the Magi, the dominant literary device is

A. Oxymoron
B. Hyperbole
C. Alliteration
D. Personification

Question 309:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
The tone of Cope's Sonnet VII is generally

A. Persuasive
B. Optimistic
C. Mournful
D. Humorous

Question 310:

• JAMB 2012

These qustion is based on selected poems from Johnson, R, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ED.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
One of the dominant themes if Rubadin's An African Thunderstorm is the

A. Relationship between man and woman
B. Activities of man during rainy seasons
C. Effect of rain on women and children
D. Problem of climate change