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JAMB Literature in English 2021 Question 4

Question 4

Non-African Poetry
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Binsey Poplars (felled 1879) (extract)
The passage, as printed

In this poem, the repetitive pattern suggests

  1. A.height of the fallen trees
  2. B.shows how inconsolable the poet-persona feels about his fallen trees
  3. C.shows how the poet-persona loves to fell trees
  4. D.he loves trees with sweet fruits
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (shows how inconsolable the poet-persona feels about his fallen trees)

Explanation

Repeating 'rural scene' over and over is like a lament: the speaker cannot stop mourning the lost trees and the spoilt landscape.