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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Ode

Jamb Literature In English Questions - Ode

Question 1:
'The celebration is now ended
but the echoes are all around
whirling like a harmattan
whirl-wind throwing dust around
and hands cover faces and feet grope'
There are strong suggestions in the last lines that the occasion celebrated
  • A Brought peace to the land
  • B Did not kead to joyful times
  • C Did not recieve general approval
  • D Produced more merriment
  • E Affected climate conditions.
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Question 2:
In The Marriage of Anansewa, to which character
do the following praise-names refer?
'Oh Mighty-Tree-of-Ancient-Origin
Mighty-Tree-of-Ancient-Origin
Rooted in the shrine of deity
Countless branches in which
Benighted wandering birds
Are welcome to shelter'
  • A Togbe Klu IV
  • B Chief of the Mines
  • C Chief-Who-Is-Chief
  • D Chief of Sapa
  • E Property Man.
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Question 3:
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
A poem written in honour and praise of somebody else is
  • A A eulogy
  • B An epic
  • C An epigram
  • D A lyric
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Question 4:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.A short narrative or lyrical poem intended to be sung is a
  • A Leich
  • B Lay
  • C Lauda
  • D Letrilla
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Question 5:
These question are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (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 Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.
The poet persona in Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is willing to praise the ladies eyes for
  • A Six decades
  • B Two centuries
  • C A century
  • D Thirty thousand years
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