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JAMB Literature in English 2010 Question 48

Question 48

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
Poem extract for questions 48 and 49
The passage, as printed

The poem can be described as

  1. A.an epic
  2. B.a sonnet
  3. C.an elegy
  4. D.a lyric.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (an elegy)

Explanation

The poem mourns a dead soldier and questions why life was ever made: it is an elegy (Wilfred Owen's 'Futility').