Question 46
African Poetry'The Vultures', by David Diop
The theme of this poem is
- A.Vultures
- B.Oppression of Africans by European colonialists and the African's hope for independence
- C.Swaziland's mines and Europe's factories
- D.Bloodstained monuments
- E.Books without love.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: B (Oppression of Africans by European colonialists and the African's hope for independence)
Explanation
Diop attacks the cruelty of the colonisers ("vultures") but ends with hope that "spring will be reborn".