THE PRESS - KCSE English poetry questions and answers
Read the poem below and then answer the question that follows.
So What is the mountain deal? About the minister’s ailing son That makes boiling news? How come it was not whispered? When Tina’s hospital bed was crawled with maggots And her eyes oozed pus Because the doctors lacked gloves? What about Kasajja’s only child Who died because the man with the key To the oxygen room was on leave? I have seen queues Of emaciated mothers clinging to Babies with translucent skins Faint in line And the lioness of a nurse Commanding tersely ‘Get up or live the line’ Didn’t I hear it rumored that The man with the white mane Ushered a rape case out of court Because the seven-year-old Failed to testify? Anyway, I only remembered these things Ehen I drink They indeed tipsy explosions. Susan Nalugwa Kiguli Adopted By from: Echoes across the valley. questions
a) Identify and explain the social evils dealt with in the poem. (6 marks)
b) Pick out three poetic devices evident in this poem and comment on their significance. (6 marks) c) Comment on the tone of the poem. (2 marks) d) Is the title significant? Why or why not? (2 marks) e) Explain the irony of the poem? (2 marks) f) Explain the meaning of the following words: (2 marks) i) Crawled ii) Ushered
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James
7/5/2021 13:21:10
answers please
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Frolence
19/11/2022 18:47:56
Answers plz
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Frolence
19/11/2022 18:45:50
Answers to the poem "White child meets a black man"
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Kennedy
4/5/2023 21:59:31
Answers please
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