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Poetic devices - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

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Jamb Literature in English Past Questions

Questions and Answers on Poetic devices

Question 41:


These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
The tone of Cope's Sonnet VII is generally

A. Persuasive
B. Optimistic
C. Mournful
D. Humorous


Question 42:


These qustion is based on selected poems from Johnson, R, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ED.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
"...the youthful hue/sits on thy skin like a morning due..."
The excerpt above from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of

A. Simile
B. Anaphora
C. Paradox
D. Onomatopia


Question 43:


These qustion is based on selected poems from Johnson, R, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ED.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
"We would be believing we dreamt it"
The figure of speech in the line above from Acquah's In the Navel of the Soul is

A. Apostrophe
B. Assonance
C. Antithesis
D. Alliteration


Question 44:


This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbols is known as

A. Characterization
B. Allegory
C. Metaphor
D. Paralellism


Question 45:


This question is based on General Literary Appreciation.
The old man slept in his favourite chair
The wind ran its fingers through his hair
He looked like a tree gone dry of sap
And his hands were dry upon his lap
The rhyme a scheme of the poem above is

A. Bbaa
B. Aabb
C. Abab
D. Baba






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