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

  • A. poet's ignorance of punctuation rules
  • B. long duration of that night
  • C. intensity of the darkness of that night
  • D. deep, soothing sleep of the poet under the night rain
  • E. continuous pouring down of the night rain
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252

In 'Fulani Cattle', the poet expresses

  • A. his belief that cattles are meant to be slaughtered by men
  • B. regret that there will soon not be enough cattle to go round
  • C. the idea that cattle are created strong to enable them endure the long journey from the north to the south
  • D. sympathy for the cattle that are driven from the north to the south of Nigeria to be slaughtered
  • E. admiration for the sharp knife with which the cattle are slaughtered.
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253

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

  • A. sorrow at the disappearance of his village
  • B. his feeling about traditional religion
  • C. disapproval of the change from Africa's past life to the present modern
  • D. anger at life slavery and colonialism
  • E. his approval for the building of a cathedral in his village
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254

'The Fence' (Lenrie Peters) is a

  • A. lyrical poem which celebrates the beauty of fences
  • B. dramatic poem in which the poet demostrates how to overcome problems
  • C. moral poem which deals with the poet's dilemma
  • D. free verse which teaches us how to sit on the fence
  • E. free verse which says sitting on the fence is admirable.
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255

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

  • A. calm
  • B. agitated
  • C. cheerful
  • D. aggressive
  • E. uneasy.
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