JAMB Literature in English 1989 Question 18

Question 18

African Poetry

'... Horrors were your flowers then, the bright red bougainvilla'. The above lines from Kwesi Brew's 'The Executioner's Dream' depict the executioner's

  1. A.attractiveness
  2. B.beauty consciousness
  3. C.gentleness
  4. D.callousness.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (callousness.)

Explanation

Calling horrors his flowers shows that killing was something he enjoyed without feeling.