Literature In English 2009 Jamb Examination

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.); West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles.
The end of *Give Me The Minstrel's Seat* seems to suggest that one needs the

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.); West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles.
In Marvell's *To His Coy Mistress* the poet-persona tries to

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.); West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles.
In Lawrence's *Bat* the poet's attitude to bat is one of

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.); West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles.
The first stanza of Eliot's *The Journey of the Magi* depicts the

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's *The Joys of Motherhood*.
"Look at me jubilant for being given another opportunity to live longer, and see this foolish woman eager to end her own life when her maker is not yet ready for her..."
The opportunity referred to in the extract above is

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.); West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles.
Thorn in Adeoti's *Naked Soles* symbolizes

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.); West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles.
'Pregnant clouds / Ride safely on its back' — pregnant clouds in Rubadiri's *An African Thunderstorm* implies

The phrase 'the sunset' in Kunene's *A Heritage of Liberation* refers to

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.); West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles.
'The silence of the battlefield heralds the widow's anguish.'
The widow in the lines above in Launko's *End of the War* is in anguish because of the

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's *The Old Man and the Medal*.
"We are here to die of rage! Say die of rage because this time the uncircumcised have gone too far..."
The word 'uncircumcised' in the statement above by Nti refers to