Jamb Literature In English Questions
Question 16:
'Nkosi Sikekela' in Brutus' 'After Exile', refers to a
- A General in the Zulu army
- B Zulu song used as national anthem by Africans south of Zanbezi
- C Soldier in the Zulu army
- D Zulu poem
- E Zulu poet
Question 17:
The speaker in 'When a Strainer Takes in Water invokes a series of natural impossibilities in order to
- A To display bhis magical powers as a traditional priest
- B Show the poetic beauty of incantatory songs
- C Show the marvel about natural objects
- D Practise witchcraft on his enemies
- E Psychologically and magically disarm his enemies.
Question 18:
'We sang the song before in the thousand seasons of good harvest and full fish following our fathers' footprints on the long shores.'
The most obvious sound device in these lines from Kofi Awoonor's 'More messenger' is
- A Onomatopoeia
- B Repetition
- C Assonance
- D Alliteration
- E Consonance
Question 19:
In the poem 'Night Soyinka considers nightfall as
- A Welcome and totally pleasant
- B Unwelcome and unpleasant
- C Dangerous and uninviting
- D Seductive and threatening
- E Beautiful and wholesome.
Question 20:
In the poem 'Night Soyinka considers nightfall as
- A Welcome and totally pleasant
- B Unwelcome and unpleasant
- C Dangerous and uninviting
- D Seductive and threatening
- E Beautiful and wholesome.