LITERATURE

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under LITERATURE, the JAMB Yoruba syllabus expects you to study:

2. LITERATURE:
(a) Oral Literature:
(i) Prose (Ìtàn Àròsọ): Babalọlá, A. (2023). Àkójọpọ̀ Àlọ́ Ìjàpá (Apá Kejì). Ìbàdàn: University Press Plc.
(ii) Drama (Eré Oníṣe): Ògúnníran, L. (2022). Eégún Aláré. Ìbàdàn: Golden Pen Publishers.
(b) Written Literature:
(i) Prose (Ìtàn Àròsọ): Ìṣọ̀ lá, A. (2023). Ogún Ọmọdé.
Ìbàdàn: University Press Plc.
(ii) Poetry (Ewì): Àdéwọlé, O. (2023). Èdè Abínibí àti Àwọn Àròfò Mìíràn. Ìbàdàn: University Press Plc.
pp 1-50 (2026) pp 51-83 (2027) pp 84-116 (2028) pp 117-152 (2029) pp 153-216 (2030)
(iii) Drama (Eré Onítàn): Fádíyà, O. (2023). Ò tè Oyè.
Ìbàdàn: Genius Books Publishers.

Study notes & guidance

Study LITERATURE using a recommended Yoruba 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 Yoruba, 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 LITERATURE, you should be able to:

(i) identify central issues, problems and the component parts of ideas presented in the work of art; (ii) draw moral lessons from the text; (iii) identify the figurative and idiomatic expressions in the text; and (iv) draw appropriate conclusions. (i) identify the type of drama; (ii) extract the narrative techniques in the drama; (iii) identify the figurative and idiomatic expressions in the drama; (iv) Identify the central theme of the work; and (v) Interpret same in accordance with acceptable principles of the society. (i) demonstrate good knowledge of ideas in the work of art; (ii) draw moral lessons from the text; (iii) identify the narrative techniques in the text; and (iv) identify the figurative and idiomatic expressions in the text. (i) deduce the import of written works of art and genres; and (ii) identify the figurative and idiomatic expressions in the poem. (i) identify the central theme of the work; (ii) interpret same in accordance with acceptable principles of the society; (iii)identify types of drama; (iv) identify the figurative and idiomatic expressions in the drama; and (v) extract the narrative techniques in the drama. Yorùbá

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.

Then practise: the fastest way to lock in a topic is to test yourself under time. Go to CBT practice →

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

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Study notes & guidance

Objectives — candidates should be able to