Question 31
African PoetryIn 'Procession I–Hanging Day', Soyinka writes about
- A.what he actually witnessed
- B.an imaginary event
- C.what he read about in the papers
- D.what the prison warder told him
- E.what everyone knows.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (what he actually witnessed)
Explanation
The poem comes from Soyinka's prison years, when he heard and saw condemned men led to hanging.