GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 376:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'I cannot rest from travel; I will drink life to the lees.'The lines above from Tennyson's 'Ulysses' reveal the persona as

A. Adventurous
B. Drunken
C. Lively
D. Restive

Question 377:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
Browning's 'My Last Duchess'is

A. An epic
B. A sonnet
C. An elegy
D. A lyric

Question 378:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Persona refers to the

A. Central character in a play
B. Voice of the character
C. The image a character presents
D. The personality of a character

Question 379:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The three main unities in drama are those of

A. Action, time and place
B. Time, space and action
C. Place, time and space
D. Space, action and time

Question 380:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An elegy is a poem that morns for the

A. Deceased
B. Beeaved
C. Accused
D. King