'For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn or busy housewife ply her evening...

JAMB 1981

From the novel; Selected Poems from: New Poetry from Africa; Poems of Black Africa; A Selection of African Poetry; Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Longman Examination Guides; West African Verse

'For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn or busy housewife ply her evening care: No children run to lisp sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share'.
In these lines from Gray's 'Elegy Written in a country churchyard' the poet is referred to

A. a ployman and the herd
B. the rich people of the village
C. the congregation of the church
D. the politicians
E. all those buried in the graveyard

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Correct Answer: Option E

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