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JAMB Literature in English 2008 Question 46

Question 46

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
JAMB 2008: B. S. Tibenderana, The Bastard (extract)
The passage, as printed

The subject of the poem above is

  1. A.a prostitute
  2. B.the lying father
  3. C.the son
  4. D.the orphan.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (the son)

Explanation

The poem is about 'an unlucky creation', the child born to a street walker and a lying father: the son (the bastard of the title).