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JAMB Literature in English 2010 Question 27

Question 27

Non-African Poetry

The poet persona in Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is willing to praise the lady's eyes for

  1. A.six decades
  2. B.two centuries
  3. C.a century
  4. D.thirty thousand years.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (a century)

Explanation

The speaker says 'An hundred years should go to praise / Thine eyes', i.e. a century.