Beggar in the three a piece - KCSE English poetry questions and answers

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​Beggar in the three a piece - KCSE English poetry questions and answers

​Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
My Jumbo
Shot its way
Across the sky
To distant lands
Across blue seas

I descended the ladder
To a waiting ribbon
Of blood-red carpet
A quick glance at my
Three piece suit and the tie
That beautifully strangled my neck.

On my left hand hang
My beaded knob kerry
On my right I clutched
My rusty inter- nation Begging Bowl
On my face I wore humility and need
And of course dignity.

Sir, the dearth of food 
Had rendered my people thin
And hungry
Scoop us a little 
You know 
Just little
To keep them till next rains.

But Sir, beggars
In three piece
Are a rare sight
But your suit is beautiful 
Honestly.

Now my suit
Which cost me a fortune
In a Parisian Texture
Has denied me a fortune
And my countrymen, life.
By. L.O. Sunkuli.

questions

(a) Who is the persona in the poem? (3 marks)
(b) What is the subject matter of this poem? (4 marks)
(c) Explain the satire in this poem and comment on its effectiveness. (4 marks)
(d) Describe the tone of this poem. (3 marks)
(e) Explain what the last stanza implies. (3 marks)
(f) Explain the meaning of the following liens as used in the poem. (3 marks)

• i) My Jumbo
  Shot its way
  Across the sky
• ii) That beautifully strangled my neck.
• iii) To keep them till next rains.

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