Written Literature (Agụmagụ

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Written Literature (Agụmagụ, the JAMB Igbo syllabus expects you to study:

• 3. Written Literature (Agụmagụ Ederede)
• (a) Prose (iduuazị) Tony U. Ubesie (1993).
• Jụọ Obinna. Oxford University Press.
• (b) Poetry (Abụ) Inno Ụzọma Nwadike (2014). Akọnuche.
• Obosi: Pacific Publishers Ltd.
• ABỤ NDỊ A HỌPỤTARA (Selected Poems) 1. Ọchịchị 18 - 19

Study notes & guidance

Study Written Literature (Agụmagụ using a recommended Igbo textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Igbo, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Written Literature (Agụmagụ, you should be able to:

1. (i) interpret the text; (ii) isolate the characters in the book; (iii) identify figurative and idiomatic expressions in the text; (iv) analyse the text; (v) identify the author, publisher and date of publication; (vi) draw moral lessons from the text. (i) compare the types and themes of the poems; (ii) relate the poet’s idea to the contents of the poems; (iii) compare figurative and idiomatic expressions in the poems; (iv) analyse the structures of the

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Igbo syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.