JAMB Literature in English 2016 Question 36

Question 36

Non-African Poetry

Questions 36 - 40 are based on A Pageant of longer poems. Alfred Tennyson's Crossing the bar The poem comprises sixteen (16) lines which are divided into

  1. A.two stanzas
  2. B.three stanzas
  3. C.six stanzas
  4. D.four stanzas.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (four stanzas.)

Explanation

Crossing the Bar has four stanzas of four lines each, sixteen lines in all.