This question is based on selected poems from:
R. Johnson and D. Ker er al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; M. Umukoro and A. Sani et al (eds.) Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The dominant images in Niyi Osundare’s “They Too are the Earth” are
- disease, illness and death
- aristocracy, affluence and wealth
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poverty, suffering and the downtrodden
- greed aristocracy and the ambitious
The correct answer is: C
Explanation
In Niyi Osundare's poem "They Too Are the Earth", the dominant images are poverty, suffering and the downtrodden. The poem portrays the struggles of the maginalised, their suffering and their rightful place in the world. Osundare speaks out for those who are oppressed, portraying them as being integral to the earth itself, despite their hardships.
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