POETRY - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 2017

This Question is based on General Literacy principles and Literacy Appreciations.


A poem used to express grief on the occasion of someone's death is _______?

A. Elergy
B. Epic
C. Dirge
D. Sonnet

Question 37:

• JAMB 2017

A poem that describes the simple life of rural people is called ___

A. Elergy
B. Ode
C. Lyrics
D. Pastoral

Question 38:

• JAMB 2017

How many stanza and lines does William Moris' poem "the proud king" has?

A. 119 stanzas and 849 lines
B. 109 stanzas and 849 lines
C. 119 stanzas and 850 lines
D. 109 stanzas and 850 lines

Question 39:

• 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 40:

• 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