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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In Rubadiri's 'Stanley Meets Mutesa' the king receives the explorer with

  • A. suspicion
  • B. delight
  • C. optimism
  • D. relief
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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The most dominant pair of poetic device in Mtshall's 'Nightfall in Soweto'is

  • A. simile and repetition
  • B. rhythm and metaphor
  • C. metaphor and alliteration
  • D. repetition and personification
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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
Osundare's 'They Too are the Earth' can be interpreted as

  • A. a defence of the underprivileged
  • B. an apology for the affluent
  • C. a song of sorrow
  • D. a reaction against labour
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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The villains in this poem by Osundara are

  • A. the beggars sprawled in gutters
  • B. those who squander the wealth of the earth
  • C. the thousands buried alive
  • D. the people who die in abandon
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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The recurrent nightmares in Ojaide's 'The Owl Wakes Us' suggest

  • A. a dreamful existence
  • B. anxieties destroying peaceful sleep
  • C. repression in governance
  • D. broken promises
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