POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• 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 Vincent, 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.


"goodness lead him not, yet weariness May toss him to my breast"


The literary device in the extract above from Herbert's The Pulley is

A. Metonymy
B. Personification
C. Oxymoron
D. Irony

Question 32:

• 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.


In Morris' The Proud King, Jovinian assembled the throne when he was

A. Poor
B. Rich
C. Young
D. Old

Question 33:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Selec ted Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vincent, 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.


" ...where guerillas walk the land while crocodiles surf."

The lines above in Hallowelps The Dining Table signify _______?

A. Danger
B. Calmness
C. Pity
D. Saddness

Question 34:

• JAMB 2017

"And blossoms blown away"


The line above from William Blake's poem " The school boy" is an example of

A. Personification
B. Euphemism
C. Alliteration
D. Consonance

Question 35:

• 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.


One of the thematic preoccupations of Awooner's The Anvil and the Hammer is

A. Clash of cultures
B. Revival of colonalism
C. The changing face of colonial masters
D. The good attributes of colonalism