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JAMB Literature in English 2020 Question 33

Question 33

African Poetry

From the tone of Onu Kingsley Chibuike's 'A Government Driver on his Retirement', words such as 'booze', 'boomed' make it

  1. A.happy
  2. B.sorrowful
  3. C.indifferent
  4. D.joyful
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (sorrowful)

Explanation

The retired driver's drinking ('booze') leads to the fatal crash ('boomed'), so the poem ends sadly: the tone is sorrowful.