Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

"The drum is silenced in mid-throb;<br/>the flute is flung away;<br/>and ears strain to master the malediction<br/>of the thunder."<br/>These lines from "For Christopher Okigbo" shows that the main occurrence in the poem is

"...He who sharpened the edge of hearts...."<br/>In Kunene's To The Soldier "Hero" is

The pauper in Richard Ntiru's poem of that title is

"...Let the greying day grow,<br/>...let the evening horns blow,<br/>...let the melting mountains go...'<br/>The repetition of these lines from Atukwei Okai's <br/>"Sunset Sonata"

"Kwarshiorkor", "grave", "ravage", "wreck", "funeral", "piles" and fearful". <br/>These words from J.P. Clarks "The Casualties" connote