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Question 641
jamb 2013

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

'Since it was you who in all these thin seasons."

The device employed in the line above from Kunene's The Heritage of Liberation, is an example of

Aanecdote
Baside
Capostrophe
Dallusion
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Question 642
jamb 2013

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm can be described as

Atraditional
Bsatiritical
Cdidactic
Ddramatic
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Question 643
jamb 2013

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

The dominant poetic technique employed in Adeoti's Naked Soles is

Ahyperbole
Bonomatopoeia
Czeugma
Doxymoron
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Question 644
jamb 2013

Based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Winston Smith works in the Record Department of the Ministry of

APeace
BPlenty
CLove
DTruth
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Question 645
jamb 2013

Based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, the instruments of power and torture belong to

Athe thought police
Bindividuals
Cthe government
Dthe party
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Question 646
jamb 2013

Based on George Orwell's Ninety Eighty-Four, the Ministry of Love is concerned with

Apeace and freedom
Btorture and pain
Cjoy and peace
Dhatred and pain
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Question 647
jamb 2013

Based on Buchi Emecheta''s The Joys of Motherhood, Adaku remains faithful to Nnaife until she

Ais rebuked by the Ibuza society for abusing Nnu Ego
Bbecomes rich and powerful
Cstarts keeping unnecesary friends
Dis unable to give birth to a male child
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Question 648
jamb 2013

Based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood,

According to the novel Nnaife becomes frustrated when

Ahis wife gives birth to female twins
Bhe is recruited into the army
COshiaju secures a scholarship to study abroad
Dhe is arrested and charged for attempted murder of his inlaw
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Question 649
jamb 2013

In Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood, Nnu Ego is blamed for the misfortunes of her

Aparents
Bhusband
Csiblings
Dchildren
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Question 650
jamb 2013

"Since I came to this country I have never seen cocoa as well dried as yours."

Based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal, the speaker above is

Athe Catechist
BNua
CNkolo
Dthe Commandant
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Question 651
jamb 2013

Based on Ferdinand Oyono's the Old Man and the Medal, for his sacrifices to the church, Meka gets

Aa place near an aged leper
Ba land to build a new house
Cappointed into the church elders' council
Dthe privilegde to choose a permanent place to sit
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Question 652
jamb 2013

"....Put up thy sword
Or manage it to part these men with me."

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the speech above was made when

ARomeo and Paris engaged themselves in a fight
BBenvolio tries to separate the servants of the feuding families
CTybalt challenges Romeo to duel
DPrince Escalus arrives to make peace between the families
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Question 653
jamb 2013

"O'deadly sin! O rude unthankfulness!
Thy fault our law calls death, but the kind
Prince, taking thy part, hath rushed aside the law,
And turned that black word "death" to banishment."
 

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the speaker in the passage above is

AApothecary
BLord Capulet
CLord Montague
DFriar Lawrence
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Question 654
jamb 2013

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's mood at the beginning of the play can be described as

Afrustrated and pensive
Bgay and elated
Cmelancholic and sentimental
Ddreamy and hopeful
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Question 655
jamb 2013

The question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

"What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate
the word As I hate hell, all Montagues,
and thee Have at thee,coward!"

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the lines above reveal the speaker as a

Areal Montague
Btrouble shooter
Cviolence seeker
Dpeace maker
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Question 656
jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if....

The lines depict James as a

Atraditionalist
Bchristian
Cpagan
Dmuslim
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Question 657
jamb 2013

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST AFRICAN vERSE.

The language of Cope's Sonnet VII is

Apoetic
Bdifficult
Ccomplicated
Dsimple
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Question 658
jamb 2013

These question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

'Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe; A villain that is hither come in spite, To scorn at our solemnity this night.'
The villain in the excerpt above is

Aengaging in a shouty match
Bholding a sword to commit murder
Cattempting to steal
Dattending a feast uninvited
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Question 659
jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

From the play, the character of Aaron represents the

Anew generation
Bold generation
Cpainters
Dart work
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Question 660
jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Aaron'...All I need really is a place in an Art school, engineering can go hang itself.

The dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above is

Apersonification
Bmetaphor
Cmetonymy
Dsynecdoche
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