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Rlt 204: East African Poetry Question Paper

Rlt 204: East African Poetry 

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers

Exam Year:2011



RLT 204: EAST AFRICAN POETRY
INSTRUCTIONS:
• Candidates are allowed FIFTEEN minutes to read through the question paper before the commencement of the examination.
• Answer THREE questions. One from each section.

SECTION A.
1. Comment on the use of Euphemism and symbolism and how this enhances the thematic concern in Song of Malaya.

2. “Okot P’Bitek combines content and form in his poem Song of Lawino to advocate for a cultural revolution in East Africa” Discuss.

SECTION B.
3. Referring to any of her poems in the Anthology My Mother’s Poem and other Songs discuss how Micere Githae Mugo has contributed to consciousness on feminism in East Africa.

4. Critically examine the poem Song of Nyarloka by Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, supporting your arguments with close reference to the poem.

SECTION C:
5. Discuss the subject matter ,tone and style of any one poem from the Anthology Poems from East Africa edited by David Cook and David Rubadiri.

6. Discuss style and content in any one poem from the anthology Boundless Voices: Poems from Kenya.






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