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

Question 416:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The pervasive mood of the speaker in Mtshali's 'Nightfall in Soweto' is that of

A. Elation and joy
B. Terror and insecurity
C. Darkness and threat
D. Celebration and freedom

Question 417:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The stanza from of Mapanje's When this Carnival Finally Closes is

A. A sonnet
B. An irregular verse
C. An address
D. A free verse

Question 418:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The dominant images in Nyi Osundare's 'They Too are the Earth'are

A. Disease, illness and death
B. Aristocracy, affluence and wealth
C. Poverty, suffering and the downtrodden
D. Greed aristocracy and the ambitious

Question 419:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'... It is not yet dawn
And we wake from one nightmara
To another.'
In these lines from Ojaide's The Owl Wake Us', the mood is that of a

A. Terrifying dream
B. Seemingly endless night
C. Vicious cycle of oppression
D. Persona's experience

Question 420:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker 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; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In Browning's My Last Duchess' the poet- persona's attitude to the Duchess is that of

A. Anger
B. Love
C. Sadness
D. Scorn