JAMB - Literature In English (2000 - No. 27)
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 stanza form of Mapanje's "When this Carnival Finally Closes" is
a sonnet
an irregular verse
an address
a free verse
Explanation
In "When This Carnival Finally Closes" by David Mapanje, the poem is written in free verse, meaning it does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter. Free verse allows for more fluid expression and is often used to reflect the themes of liberation and the irregularity of life's experiences, which is characteristic of Mapanje's poetry.
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