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JAMB Literature in English 1979 Question 27

Question 27

Non-African Poetry

In 'Wild Grapes', the narrator says 'You see me celebrate two birthdays, And give myself out as two different age's because

  1. A.she is reincarnated
  2. B.she has first declared a false age
  3. C.the incident of the poem begins a new chapter in her life
  4. D.the grapes are wilder than herself
  5. E.the grapes are older than herself.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (the incident of the poem begins a new chapter in her life)

Explanation

The day she was carried up by the bent birch tree was like a second birth, so she counts two birthdays.