JAMB Literature in English 1982 Question 1

Question 1

Non-African Poetry

Wordsworth's 'The World is Too Much With Us' is a

  1. A.sonnet
  2. B.epic
  3. C.couplet
  4. D.quartrain
  5. E.tercet.
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Answer: A (sonnet)

Explanation

It is a fourteen-line poem with an octave and a sestet: a sonnet.