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JAMB Literature in English 1979 Question 4

Question 4

African Poetry

The dominant feeling in Leopold Sedar Senghor's 'In Memoriam' is

  1. A.happiness
  2. B.nostalgia
  3. C.sadness
  4. D.despair
  5. E.hatred.
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Answer: B (nostalgia)

Explanation

Alone in Paris on All Saints' Day, the poet longs for his dead ancestors and his African home: nostalgia.