JAMB Literature in English 2017 Question 26

Question 26

Non-African Poetry

Questions 26 - 30 are based on The Penguin book of English Verse, The Golden Treasury of longer Poems, English Romantic Verse and A Pageant of longer poems. In Alfred Tennyson "Crossing the Bar the major themes are

  1. A.death and hope
  2. B.beauty and quest
  3. C.formal education and imprisonment
  4. D.sinners and the righteous.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (death and hope)

Explanation

Tennyson faces death calmly and hopes to see his 'Pilot face to face' once he has crossed the bar.