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Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.(20 mks)

      Song of Agony

I put on a clean shirt

And go to work

Which of us

Which of us will come back?

Four and twenty moons

Not seeing women

Not seeing my hand

Which of us

Which of us will die?

 

I put on a clean shirt

And go to work my contract

To work far away

I go beyond the mountain

Into the bush

Where the roads end

And the rivers run dry

Which of  us

Which of us will come back?

Which of us

Which of us will die?

      Questions

  1. Who is the persona in the poem? Explain. (2 marks)
  2. Briefly discuss the subject matter in this poem. (3 marks)
  3. Identify two stylistic devices in the poem and show their effectiveness. (4 marks)
  4. Show how the persona and the others suffer in the poem. Illustrate your answer. (4 marks)
  5. What is the dominant mood in the poem? (2 marks)
  6. Is the title of this poem suitable? Explain (3 marks)

Identify and explain one economic activity practiced by the persona’s community.

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