JAMB Literature in English 2018 Question 25

Question 25

African Poetry

Gbanabam Hallowell's "The Dining Table" In the poem, "the land" refers to

  1. A.land flattened by the power of gunfire
  2. B.wounded soldiers
  3. C.combatants and the wounded soldiers
  4. D.to pollution.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (land flattened by the power of gunfire)

Explanation

The poem is about Sierra Leone's civil war; 'the land' is the country flattened by guns.