Question 19
African Poetry'The Fence' (Lenrie Peters) is a
- A.lyrical poem which celebrates the beauty of fences
- B.dramatic poem in which the poet demonstrates how to overcome problems
- C.moral poem which deals with the poet's dilemma
- D.free verse which teaches us how to sit on the fence
- E.free verse which says sitting on the fence is admirable.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (moral poem which deals with the poet's dilemma)
Explanation
The speaker is caught on the fence between choices: a moral dilemma.