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- Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow: Song of agony(Solved)
Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow.
Song of Agony
I put on a clean shirt
And go to work
Which of us
Which of us will come back?
Four and twenty moons
Not seeing women
Not seeing my hand
Which of us
Which of us will die?
I put on a clean shirt
And go to work my contract
To work far away
I go beyond the mountain
Into the bush
Where the roads end
And the rivers run dry
Which of us
Which of us will come back?
Which of us
Which of us will die?
Questions
a) Who is the persona in the poem? Explain. (2 marks)
b) Briefly discuss the subject matter in this poem. (3 marks)
c) Identify two stylistic devices in the poem and show their effectiveness. (4 marks)
d) Show how the persona and the others suffer in the poem. Illustrate your answer. (4 marks)
e) What is the dominant mood in the poem? (2 marks)
f) Is the title of this poem suitable? Explain (3 marks)
g)Identify and explain one economic activity practiced by the persona’s community
Date posted: May 3, 2019. Answers (1)
- How old was mama milanoi when she married ole kaelo?(Solved)
How old was mama milanoi when she married ole kaelo?
Date posted: April 29, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain the theme of tradition in the novel The River Between by Ngùgí wa Thiong'o(Solved)
Explain the theme of tradition in the novel The River Between by Ngùgí wa Thiong'o
Date posted: April 28, 2019. Answers (1)
- Henrik Ibsen, An Enemy of the people“Cowardice is one of the factors that contribute to injustices in many societies even today. Write an essay giving...(Solved)
Henrik Ibsen, An Enemy of the people
“Cowardice is one of the factors that contribute to injustices in many societies even today. Write an essay giving clear evidence of this based on the play An Enemy of the people.
Date posted: April 25, 2019. Answers (1)
- Identify some themes based on some oral narratives(Solved)
Identify some themes based on some oral narratives
Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Based on some animals, describe their character traits appropriately
Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Describe some moral lessons derived from oral narratives appropriately.
Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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State the importance of a song during narration
Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
- Highlight the key features of short forms; proverbs, riddles, tongue-twisters, puns and jokes:(Solved)
Highlight the key features of short forms; proverbs, riddles, tongue-twisters, puns and jokes:
Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: April 23, 2019. Answers (1)