Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 2019

'They are as fearsome as they are fearless' is an example of______

A. Antithesis
B. Pun
C. Oxymoron
D. Simile

Question 37:

• JAMB 2019

In Herbert's "The Pulley", God's supremacy is exemplified through______

A. His withholding of the gift of rest
B. The insatiable nature of man's needs
C. His unending love for mankind
D. His blessings of man with many gifts

Question 38:

• JAMB 2019

'The fair breeze blew
The white foam flew
The furrow followed free
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.'
The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is

A. Alliteration
B. Repetition
C. Paradox
D. Rhyme scheme

Question 39:

• JAMB 2019

Awonoor's 'The Anvil and the Hammer' is best described as a/an___________

A. Free verse
B. Blank verse
C. Ode
D. Apologue

Question 40:

• JAMB 2019

Aloho begins her harvest of corruption when____________

A. She found out the truth about Chief Ade Amaka
B. She discovered she was 3 months pregnant and abortion was impossible
C. Her best friend warned her about the deceitfulness of Chief Ade Amaka
D. She eventually died after giving birth to a baby girl