Which of the following statement is NOT true of the two ‘Abiku’ poems by J.P Clark and Wole Soyinka?
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in each of the two poems, the voice of the Abiku is heard
- while the tone of Clark's poem is conciliatory, that of Soyinka is defiant
- it would appear that making body marks on the two Abiku has not served the customary purpose of stopping them from coming again
- as the two poet portray them, Clark's Abiku can choose to stay or not to stay, but Soyinka's Abiku cannot.