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Lite 111:Introduction To Poetry March 2011 Question Paper

Lite 111:Introduction To Poetry March 2011 

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2011



KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS
COURSE CODE: LITE 111

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer THREE questions: Question ONE and Any Other TWO Questions.

1. With ample illustrations, discuss the following terms and devices, demonstrating why they are
important in poetry.
(a) Attitude
(b) Irony
(c) Sarcasm (24 marks)

2. Complete the following poem in at least ten lines:
When fire consumes a log
And leaps up in fervor (23 marks)

3. With reference to at least two poems you have read in this course, discuss why poets must
necessarily employ various levels of poetic licence in their works. (23 marks)

4. Closely analyse the attached peom, ‘Neon’ by Amin Kassam, paying attention to its
typography, diction, imagery and any other prominent features. (23 marks)
Neon
neon flashes in our skies
at night for boac
feat and other gods –
we say look
how pretty
and open our arms
to embrace their promise
in the morning
when the harsh sun has
torn away the darkness
as if a whore had stripped
off a wig to reveal
her bald pate
we look at the ground and say
there is no rice in the shops

5. ‘Every poet is the crater of an old volcano.’ Discuss. (23 marks)

6. Compose a poem using a prose structure. (23 marks)




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