Question 13
African Poetry"They too are the earth Under snakeskin shoes and Mercedez tyres'. Niyi Osundare uses the lines above to describe the
- A.material for the shoes of the poor
- B.repulsive snakeskin-like bodies of the poor
- C.hope of the oppressed for a better life
- D.oppression of the dispossessed.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (oppression of the dispossessed.)
Explanation
The poor are trodden under the shoes and cars of the rich, like the ground itself.