JAMB Literature in English 2010 Question 49

Question 49

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

The theme of the poem is

  1. A.distortion of life
  2. B.creation of life
  3. C.vanity of life
  4. D.futility of life.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (futility of life.)

Explanation

The speaker asks why the sun bothered to create life at all if it ends like this: life seems futile.