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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1997 Literature In English Questions

Question 11:
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
What is the dominant poetic device used in Christopher Okigbo's 'Hurrah for Thunder?
  • A Irony
  • B Symbolism
  • C Parallelism
  • D Rhythm
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Question 12:
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The tone of 'They Too are the Earth' by Osundara is
  • A Militant
  • B Hilarious
  • C Harsh
  • D Assertive
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Question 13:
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The disenchantment in Kofi Awoonor's 'Songs of Sorrow' is best explained by the
  • A Lamentation of the death of a friend
  • B Alienation of Africans
  • C Discussion of the sad events that afflict Africa
  • D Loneliness of the person in the wildernes.s
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Question 14:
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The phrase, 'pressurized good-breeding' from Wole Soyinka's 'Telephone Conversation', refers to the
  • A Speaker's personality
  • B Whiteman's upbringing
  • C Lady's personality
  • D Persona's upbringing
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Question 15:
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The recurrence of the first person pronoun 'I' in Gabriel Okara's 'The callof the River Nun' creates the feeling of
  • A Detachment
  • B Immediacy
  • C Alienation
  • D Nostalgia
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