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JAMB Literature in English 2006 Question 16

Question 16

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
JAMB 2006: Mazisi Kunene, The Fearful Ruin (extract)
The passage, as printed

The dominant mood in the excerpt above is that of

  1. A.exhilaration
  2. B.pleasure
  3. C.rage
  4. D.terror
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (terror)

Explanation

Broken walls, bats, shadows of a stranger and an abandoned gate create an eerie, frightening atmosphere, so the mood is one of terror.