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JAMB Literature in English 1998 Question 18

Question 18

African Poetry

'O incomprehensible God! Shall my pilot be' These lines in Okara's 'The Call of the River Nun' reveal a religious undertone which also expresses the

  1. A.mystery of existence
  2. B.omnipotence of God
  3. C.duality of life
  4. D.inevitability of death.
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Answer: D (inevitability of death.)

Explanation

The poet will need God as his pilot when he makes the final journey, death, which no one escapes.