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The poem 'Viaticum' portrays a ritual preparation for

  • A. life's journey
  • B. a war dance
  • C. wrestling match
  • D. slaughtering cattle
  • E. moonlight game
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In J.P Clarks 'Abiku' the word 'threshold' means

  • A. a line separating the living from the dead
  • B. a relic of Abiku's previous life
  • C. a mark of a healthy stock
  • D. the home of the living
  • E. the home of the dead
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David Diop's poem 'The Vultures', ends in a

  • A. denunciation of colonialism
  • B. resignation to oppression
  • C. vindication of apartheid
  • D. renunciation of African culture
  • E. proclamanation of hope.
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In the poem 'Piano AND Drums' Okara uses the drums to symbolize

  • A. source of poetic inspiration
  • B. traditional African ways of life
  • C. the complex rhythms of human life
  • D. festivals which are held annually
  • E. the noisy pastimes of hunters.
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What distinguishes poetry from other forms of literature is its
  • A. emotion and feeling
  • B. ungrammatical expressions
  • C. irony and paradox
  • D. rhyme and verse
  • E. rhyme and metaphor.
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