JAMB Literature in English 2011 Question 50

Question 50

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
Poem extract for question 50
The passage, as printed

The subject matter of the lines above is

  1. A.death
  2. B.famine
  3. C.storm
  4. D.rainfall.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (death)

Explanation

Everything decays and dies: woods fall, man is buried, the swan dies (Tennyson's 'Tithonus').