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JAMB Literature in English 2004 Question 10

Question 10

Non-African Poetry

In John Donne's Death, be not Proud, the poet believes that death is

  1. A.immortal
  2. B.mighty
  3. C.pleasurable
  4. D.dreadful
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (pleasurable)

Explanation

Donne argues that if rest and sleep, which are only pictures of death, give pleasure, then death itself must give even more: death is pleasurable, not mighty or dreadful.