Song of Agony - POETRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

SONG OF AGONY

​Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow. (20 mks)

​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

1. Who is the persona in the poem? Explain. (2 marks)
2. Briefly discuss the subject matter in this poem. (3 marks)
3. Identify two stylistic devices in the poem and show their effectiveness. (4 marks)
4. Show how the persona and the others suffer in the poem. Illustrate your answer. (4 marks)
5. What is the dominant mood in the poem? (2 marks)
6. Is the title of this poem suitable? Explain (3 marks)
7. Identify and explain one economic activity practiced by the persona’s community.

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