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JAMB Literature in English 2005 Question 29

Question 29

Non-African Poetry

In Keats' On the Grasshopper and Cricket, 'poetry of earth' refers to

  1. A.poetry written about earth
  2. B.songs by grasshopper and cricket
  3. C.poetry written by mother earth
  4. D.songs by birds, grasshoppers and crickets
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (songs by birds, grasshoppers and crickets)

Explanation

Keats says 'the poetry of earth is never dead': in summer birds and the grasshopper sing, and in winter the cricket takes over.