Question 20
African PoetryIn 'Vanity', Birago Diop portrays the African predicament as arising from
- A.sad complaining voices of beggars
- B.pitiful anger bowing like a tumour
- C.not listening to the dead
- 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.