Poetic devices - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• 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 12:

• 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 13:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse.


'And by her stood that image of the king in rich apparel, crown and signet-ring'
The image in the lines above in Morris'
The Proud King is

A. Auditory
B. Gustatory
C. Tactile
D. Visual

Question 14:

• JAMB 2016

'But such a tide as moving seems asleep. Too full for sound and foam.

When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home.'


The rhyme scheme from Tennyson's cross the Bar is

A. Abac
B. Abba
C. Abab
D. Abcb

Question 15:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Vers and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse.


The title of Herbert's The Pulley is an example of

A. Fable
B. Euphemism
C. Allegory
D. Symbolism