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JAMB Literature in English 2002 Question 36

Question 36

Non-African Poetry

John Donne's 'Death be not Proud' is informed by a

  1. A.romantic inquest into the nature of mortality
  2. B.rejection of the belief in eternity
  3. C.metaphysical attack on the omnipotence of God
  4. D.metaphysical persuasion on the immortality of man
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Answer: D (metaphysical persuasion on the immortality of man)

Explanation

Using clever metaphysical argument, Donne tells Death it is powerless because after death 'we wake eternally'.