This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker, et al (ed.): New poetry from Africa; Wole Soyinka (ed.): poems 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: E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer poems and D.I. Nwoga (ed.): West African Verse.
In Keats ‘ Ode on a Grecian Urn’, the recurrent use of the rhetorical question in the lines above suggests
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admiration and amazement
- confusion and fear
- shock and surprie
- worry and sadness
The correct answer is: A
Explanation
In Keats' Ode on a Grecian Urn, the recurrent use of the rhetorical question in the lines above suggests admiration and amazement. The rhetorical questions in the poem are used by the speaker to reflect on the timeless beauty and mystery of the scenes depicted on the urn. These questions express the speaker's awe and fascination with the urn's ability to capture eternal moments, frozen in time.