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JAMB - Literature In English (1987 - No. 11)

From the novel; Selected Poems from: New Poetry from Africa; Poems of Black Africa; A Selection of African Poetry; Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Longman Examination Guides; West African Verse
From the novel; Selected Poems from: New Poetry from Africa; Poems of Black Africa; A Selection of African Poetry; Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Longman Examination Guides; West African Verse
From the novel; Selected Poems from: New Poetry from Africa; Poems of Black Africa; A Selection of African Poetry; Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Longman Examination Guides; West African Verse
In ''Abiku'', the statement

''Yams do not sprout in amulets

To earth Abiku''s limbs....''

Simply means
Abiku should not be buried with amulets
yams and amulets are repugnant to Abiku
Abiku cannot be appeased
yams cannot grow on Abiku's grave.

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