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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 2003 Literature In English Questions

Question 46:
This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; 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 and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
In Acholonu's 'The Dissidents' Amadioha is portrayed as a god that is
  • A Cruel
  • B Treacherous
  • C Jealous
  • D Merciless
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Question 47:
This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; 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 and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
''As if men hung here unblown,
Their mildewed buds of love like pollen
Late caught, damp in a swollen ...
The sound device in the stanza above from
Kalu Uka''s ''Earth to Earth'' is
  • A Onomatopoeia
  • B Refrain
  • C Rhyme
  • D Repetition
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Question 48:
This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; 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 and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
The dominant images in 'She Came in Silken Drapes' are
  • A Reverence
  • B Contempt
  • C Indifference
  • D Awe
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Question 49:
This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; 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 and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
The tone of Kofi Awoonor's The Cathedral' is one of
  • A Reverence
  • B Contempt
  • C Indifference
  • D Awe
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