JAMB Literature in English 1987 Question 20

Question 20

African Poetry

In 'Vanity', Birago Diop portrays the African predicament as arising from

  1. A.sad complaining voices of beggars
  2. B.pitiful anger bowing like a tumour
  3. C.not listening to the dead
  4. D.clamouring and crying roughly over our torments.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (not listening to the dead)

Explanation

The poem blames the people for ignoring the ancestors' voices.