JAMB - Literature In English (2000 - No. 28)
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
The dominant images in Niyi Osundare's "They Too are the Earth" are
disease, illness and death
aristocracy, affluence and wealth
poverty, suffering and the downtrodden
greed aristocracy and the ambitious
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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