Question 13
African Poetry'When our Dead come with their Dead When they have spoken to us with their clumsy voices...' These lines from Birago Diop's poem, 'Vanity', refer to
- A.the way in which the dead communicate with us
- B.the clash of cultures in modern civilization
- C.the elders' lack of sophistication
- D.our inability to understand our ancestors.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (our inability to understand our ancestors.)
Explanation
The poem says we did not understand our dead when they spoke to us.