Literature In English 2008 Jamb Examination
Literature In English 2008 Jamb Examination
Question 1
This question is based on Literary Principles.
A literary work which imitates another in a distorted form is called
A literary work which imitates another in a distorted form is called
The correct literary term for imitation in a distorted or exaggerated form is burlesque.
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Question 2
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'An unlucky creation His mother, a street walker;His lying father,A champion at producing bastards.'
B.S.: Tibenderana; The Bastard
The subject of the poem above is
'An unlucky creation His mother, a street walker;His lying father,A champion at producing bastards.'
B.S.: Tibenderana; The Bastard
The subject of the poem above is
The description focuses on the child (the son) who is labeled as an unlucky creation.
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Question 3
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Sweet smile in time of snari gives pride in spite of sneer sing, rid this world of despair and save a snared heart from cascading stream of strife.
The dominant rhetorical device in the excerpt above is
Sweet smile in time of snari gives pride in spite of sneer sing, rid this world of despair and save a snared heart from cascading stream of strife.
The dominant rhetorical device in the excerpt above is
The repeated 's' sounds in 'smile', 'snari', 'sneer', 'sing', 'snared', 'stream', and 'strife' show alliteration.
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Question 4
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'My heart leaps up when I behold A rain in the sky:So was it when my life began;or Let me die!The Child is the father of the man;And I could wish my day to beBound each to each by natural piety.'
William Wordsworth: My heart leaps up when I behold
The expression The child is the father of the man in the poem above is an example of
'My heart leaps up when I behold A rain in the sky:So was it when my life began;or Let me die!The Child is the father of the man;And I could wish my day to beBound each to each by natural piety.'
William Wordsworth: My heart leaps up when I behold
The expression The child is the father of the man in the poem above is an example of
It is paradoxical to say a child is the father of a man, hence it is a paradox.
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Question 5
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'Today's my last day here. I'm done banging my head against the glass ceiling. They think I don't know why they really hired me. They're talking to dad behind my back. Begging for favours. Work permit renewals. Licences. Tax and duty waivers. Contracts and tenders'
Ken Kamoche: A fragile Hope
The technique employed in narrating the excerpt above is
'Today's my last day here. I'm done banging my head against the glass ceiling. They think I don't know why they really hired me. They're talking to dad behind my back. Begging for favours. Work permit renewals. Licences. Tax and duty waivers. Contracts and tenders'
Ken Kamoche: A fragile Hope
The technique employed in narrating the excerpt above is
The narrative flows in an unstructured stream of thoughts, characteristic of stream of consciousness.
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Question 6
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
If the earth were mortal Where would the flower live?
If you left the earth What would happen to beauty?
The poet's tone above can be described as
If the earth were mortal Where would the flower live?
If you left the earth What would happen to beauty?
The poet's tone above can be described as
The poet mourns the hypothetical loss of beauty and life, making the tone lamentative.
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Question 7
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'You do not have to be brutal to be a soldier, or rather you are brutal not because you are a soldier, but because there is a murderer in you who is waiting for war and army uniforms to give them expression.'
Festus Iyayi: Heroes
The speaker here contends that
'You do not have to be brutal to be a soldier, or rather you are brutal not because you are a soldier, but because there is a murderer in you who is waiting for war and army uniforms to give them expression.'
Festus Iyayi: Heroes
The speaker here contends that
The passage suggests brutality is inherent in man and manifests in war, not caused by the profession itself.
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Question 8
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved, suddenly, and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horribly, and the work of million years was lost.'
The subject matter of the passage is
'But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved, suddenly, and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horribly, and the work of million years was lost.'
The subject matter of the passage is
The movement of the earth and destruction of houses indicates an earthquake.
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Question 9
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'She even thinks that up in heaven Her class lies late and shores While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.'
Countee Cullen: For a Lady I Know
The tone of the poem above is
'She even thinks that up in heaven Her class lies late and shores While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.'
Countee Cullen: For a Lady I Know
The tone of the poem above is
The poet mocks the arrogance of the lady with biting irony, making the tone satiric.
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Question 10
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Life, though a vanity Yet, not purpose full in drawling resignation Life's spice is in strive
From the extract above, the poet suggests that
Life, though a vanity Yet, not purpose full in drawling resignation Life's spice is in strive
From the extract above, the poet suggests that
The poet emphasizes that striving (struggle) is essential to the meaning of life.
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