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1. A case is presented to court whereby an inkeeper is accusing his stableman of raping his daughter – in – law
(the innkeepers ) Ludovica.
2. These are words used by Azdak as a way of soliciting for a bribe. It implies that he is ready and willing to be
bribed.
3. The theme of moral decadence. The stable man was caught having sex with Ludovica despite the fact that
Ludovica is another man’s wife.
4. She entered the stable to see the new foal /the stable man observed that it was hot that day. The stable man
laid his hand on her left breast / she resisted by telling him not to do that / The stableman continued handling
her indecently / That provoked her anger / Before she realized his sinful intensions he got closer / it was all
over when her father – in – law came and accidentally trod on her / (Any 4 points 1 mark each)
5. Azdak
(i) Corrupt- He openly accept brides in court 'I accept'
(ii) Persistent – he repeats the particularly liked the little roan. / persistently asks to be bribed with the little
roan
(iii) Immoral – Tells Ludovica to remove her veil possibly to assess how beautiful she is.
LUDOVICA
(i) Immoral / unfaithful – she sleeps with the stable man despite having a husband.
(ii) Opportunistic – she takes advantages of the absence of her husband to have an affair with the stable man.
(iii) Obedient – she complies when she is told to remove her veil by the judge.
6. Azdak wants to asses how beautiful Ludovica is possibly to justify her having tempted the stableman.
7. The statement is ironical because as it turns out Azdak rules in favour of the stableman and fines Ludovica to
hand over the little roan to the court. This is despite the fact that he has already received a bribe from the
inkeeper. One would have accepted him to rule in favour of Ludovica
8. The statement alludes to the story of the woman who was caught by the Pharisees, committing adultery which
was against the laws of Moses and she was presented to Jesus to pass judgement on her.
9. (i) Roan – a horse with a mixture of two colours
(ii) Stables – building in which horses are kept.
marto answered the question on May 23, 2019 at 09:18
- Read the poem bellow and answer the question that follows
My grandmother(Solved)
She kept an antique shop-or it kept her.
Among Apostle spoons and Bristol glasses,
The faded silks, the heavy furniture,
She watched her own reflection in the brass
Salvers and silver bowls, as if to prove
Polish was all, there was no need for love.
And I remember how I once refused
To go out with her, since I was afraid.
It was perhaps a wish not to be used
Like antique objects .Though she never said
That she was hurt, I still could feel the guilt
Of that refusal, guessing how she felt.
Later, too frail to keep a shop, she put
All her best things in one long, narrow room.
The place smelt old, of things too long kept shut,
The smell of absences where shadows come
That can’t be polished. There was nothing then
To give her own reflection back again.
And when she died I felt no grief at all,
Only the guilt of what I once refused.
I walked into her room among the tall
Sideboards and cupboards-things she never used
But needed: and no finger-marks were there,
Only the new dust falling through the air.
a) Identify the persona in the above poem.
b) In note form, summarize what each stanza is talking about
c) Identify and briefly explain the use of any two images in the poem
d) What does the persona feel towards the subject matter?
e) What do the following lines mean in the poem?
'too frail to keep a shop'
'Only the new dust falling through the air'
f) Describe the tone the persona uses in the poem above
g) Explain the paradox in the line:
-things she never used
But needed:
h) Explain the persona’s sense of guilt
Date posted: May 6, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
SECOND OLYMPUS(Solved)
SECOND OLYMPUS
From the rostrum they declaimed
On martyrs and men of high ideals
Whom they sent out
Benevorent despots to an unwilling race
Straining at the yoke
Bull dozers trampling on virgin ground
In blatant violation
They trampled down all that was strange
And filled the void
With half digested alien thoughts
They left a trail of red
Whatever their feet had passed
Oh, they did themselves fine
And struttled about the place
Self proclaimed demi- gods
From a counterfeit Olympus
One day they hurled down thunder bolts
On toiling race of earthworms
They might have rained own pebbles
To pelt the brats to death
But that was beneath them
They kept up the illusion
That they were fighting foes
Killing in the name of high ideals
At the inquest they told the world
The worms were becoming pests
Moreover, they said
They did not like wriggly things
Strange prejudice for gods.
Questions
1) Who is being talked about in this poem? Give evidence.
2) With two evidences, discuss the poet’s general attitude towards the subject of the poem.
3) What do you understand by the following three lines?
'they trample down all that was strange
And filled the void with half digested alien thoughts?'
4) Who are referred to as 'toiling race of earthworms' and why
5) Discuss two stylistic devices used in the poem. Give their effectiveness
6) Explain the significance of the title.
7) What is the tone of the poem?
Date posted: May 6, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow. (20 marks)
The inmates(Solved)
The inmates
Huddled together
Cold biting their bones
Teeth chattering from the chill,
The air oppressive,
The smell offensive
They sit and they reflect
The room self contained
At the corner the ‘gents’ invites
With the nice fragrance of ammonia,
And fresh human dung,
The fresh inmates sit thoughtfully
Vermin perform a guard of honour
Saluting him with a bite here
And a bite there
‘Welcome to the world, they seem to say’
The steel lock of the door
The walls insurmountable
And the one torching tortuous bulb
Stare vacantly at him
Slowly he reflects about the consignment
That gave birth to his confinement
Locked in for conduct refinement
The reason they put him in prison
The clock ticks
But too slowly
Five years will be a long time
Doomed in the dungeon
In this hell of a cell
a) Who is the persona in the poem? (1 mark)
b) Briefly explain what the poem is about. (2 marks)
c) Identify and illustrate three aspects of style in the poem. (6 marks)
d) Give evidence from the poem which indicates the inmates are suffering. (3 marks)
e) Why is the fresh inmate in prison? (2 marks)
f) Identify and explain the mood of the new convict. (2 marks)
g) Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem.
i) That gave birth to his confinement (1 mark)
ii) The room is self contained (1 mark)
h) What does the steel lock in the door and the insurmountable walls suggest? (2 marks)
Date posted: May 3, 2019. Answers (1)
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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?
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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
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