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Question 1781
jamb 1983

Point out the odd term

AEnjambment
BRhyme
CAlliteration
DAssonance
Eplot.
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Question 1782
jamb 1983
A Sonnet is a poem of
Aseven lines
Bthree lines
Cfour lines
Dfourteen lines
Etwelve lines.
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Question 1783
jamb 1983

The novel Thin gs Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was first published in

A1948
B1952
C1958
D1960
E1962
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Question 1784
jamb 1983

The title of Achebe Things Fall Apart is taken from poem written by

AT.S Eliot
BWilliam Shakespeare
CWilliam Wordsworth
DWole Soyinka
EW.B Yeats.
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Question 1785
jamb 1983

'...No, my friend, he is not too young. A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it hatches. i have done my best to make Nwoye grow into a man, but there is too much of his mother in him.'
The truth, which Okonkwo knows but cannot bring himself to state, is that Nwoye is what he is because there is in him too much of

Ahis father
Bhis grandfather
CIkemefuna
Dhis grandmother
EEzinma
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Question 1786
jamb 1983

Artistically, Okonkwo's seven years' exile is a device used by Achebe to

Ato introduce comic relief
Bkeep Okonkwo at a distance from the movement of the mind of Umuofia
Cserve as a warning to other members of the Umuofia community
Dshows that wilful crime does not pay
Ede-emphizes the role of Okonkwo in the novel
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Question 1787
jamb 1983

Which of the following adjectives best describes the character of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart?

AGentle
BQuick tempered
CConsiderate
DMeek
EWicked
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Question 1788
jamb 1983

You would often hear on hen remark to another,
Under the guidance of our leader, Comrade Napoleon, i have laid five eggs in six days'. or two cows, enjoying a drink at the pool, would exclaim,
'Thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon, how excellent this water taste!'

It is obvious from this passage that the narrator

Aagrees with the animals good opinion of Napoleon
Bthinks the hen are correct while the cows are wrong
Cagrees with the cows and dissagree with the hens
Dfeels it is not possible to know the truth
Eits being ironic since neither the cows nor the hens are correct
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Question 1789
jamb 1983

'No sentimentality, comrade! War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.'
This statement in Animal Farm was made by

ASquealer
BBoxer
CMajor
DSnowball
EBenjamin.
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Question 1790
jamb 1983

'Nine hens had died in the meantime. Their bodies were buried in the orchard, and it was given out that they had died by coccidiosis.'
In the passage taken from Animal Farm, the truth is that the

Acause of the hens' death is unknown
Bofficial explanation given is unacceptable
Cissue is not worth considering
Dofficial explanation is acceptable
Ehens died of old-age.
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Question 1791
jamb 1983

In Animal Farm, Boxer represents the dedicated worker who serves the revolutionary cause to the best of his ability and is

Agently consigned to obscurity in the end
Bjustly rewarded in the end.
Cunfairly, ruthlessly treated in the end
Dgiven national honours in the end
Eallowed a graceful retirement in old age.
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Question 1792
jamb 1983

The overall mood conveyed in Wole Soyinka's poem,'Night', can be accurately described as

Acalm
Bagitated
Ccheerful
Daggressive
Euneasy.
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Question 1793
jamb 1983

'The Fence' (Lenrie Peters) is a

Alyrical poem which celebrates the beauty of fences
Bdramatic poem in which the poet demostrates how to overcome problems
Cmoral poem which deals with the poet's dilemma
Dfree verse which teaches us how to sit on the fence
Efree verse which says sitting on the fence is admirable.
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Question 1794
jamb 1983

In the poem, 'The Cathedral', Kofi Awoonor expressed

Asorrow at the disappearance of his village
Bhis feeling about traditional religion
Cdisapproval of the change from Africa's past life to the present modern
Danger at life slavery and colonialism
Ehis approval for the building of a cathedral in his village
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Question 1795
jamb 1983

In 'Fulani Cattle', the poet expresses

Ahis belief that cattles are meant to be slaughtered by men
Bregret that there will soon not be enough cattle to go round
Cthe idea that cattle are created strong to enable them endure the long journey from the north to the south
Dsympathy for the cattle that are driven from the north to the south of Nigeria to be slaughtered
Eadmiration for the sharp knife with which the cattle are slaughtered.
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Question 1796
jamb 1983

The run on' lines in J.P Clark's poem, 'Night Rain', suggest the

Apoet's ignorance of punctuation rules
Blong duration of that night
Cintensity of the darkness of that night
Ddeep, soothing sleep of the poet under the night rain
Econtinuous pouring down of the night rain
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Question 1797
jamb 1983

The Yoruba incantatory poem, 'When a Strainer Takes in Water', is meant to be recited in order to

Aexcape capture
Bpromote sales
Censure good harvest
Descape retribution
Eprevent road mishaps
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Question 1798
jamb 1983

We sang that song before
In the thousand seasons of good harvest
And full fish fo0llowing our father's footprints
On the long shores.

A poetic device consciously used by Awoonor in these lines (from more message) is

Aapostrophe
Balliteration
Csimile
Donomotopoeia
Epersonification.
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Question 1799
jamb 1983

In addition to describing scenes of an African village night, Senghor's poem, 'Nuit de Sine' makes a definite statement about

Ablack soldiers killed in Europe
Bfishermen diving in the sea
Ctechnological development in Africa
Dpopulation movement fron rural to urban centres
Ecommunicating with dead ancestors.
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Question 1800
jamb 1983

The poem 'When a Strainer Takes in Water' is

Aa dirge
Ban incantation
Can ode
Da lullaby
Ea ballad.
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