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JAMB Literature in English 2013 Question 41

Question 41

Literary Appreciation: Poetry
Wole Soyinka: Night (extract)
The passage, as printed

The lines above suggest that women are

  1. A.dogmatic
  2. B.seers
  3. C.magicians
  4. D.covetous.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (covetous.)

Explanation

The night is pictured as a woman whose 'jealous eye' puts out the sea's glow: a jealous, covetous nature.