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UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2025 (Model questions) Question 17

Question 17

African Poetry

The theme of cultural shift and social hipocrisy is explored in which of the following poems?

  1. A.Once Upon a Time
  2. B.New Tongue
  3. C.The Breasts of the Sea
  4. D.She Walks in Beauty
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Answer: A (Once Upon a Time)

Explanation

In Gabriel Okara's 'Once Upon a Time' a father regrets that people now laugh only with their teeth, not their hearts.