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JAMB - Literature In English (2025 - No. 39)

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation

...Akosua Nowa has touched my manhood;

Tell her, red ant upon the tree;

If she passes this way, I am gone,

I am gone to load my gun

No matter how hidden deep her treasure,

By my father's coffin

I swear I'll shoot my way to it this day;

Son of the hunter King

There is liquid fire in my gun! 

'Akosua Nowa' by Joe de Graft

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation

...Akosua Nowa has touched my manhood;

Tell her, red ant upon the tree;

If she passes this way, I am gone,

I am gone to load my gun

No matter how hidden deep her treasure,

By my father's coffin

I swear I'll shoot my way to it this day;

Son of the hunter King

There is liquid fire in my gun! 

'Akosua Nowa' by Joe de Graft

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation

...Akosua Nowa has touched my manhood;

Tell her, red ant upon the tree;

If she passes this way, I am gone,

I am gone to load my gun

No matter how hidden deep her treasure,

By my father's coffin

I swear I'll shoot my way to it this day;

Son of the hunter King

There is liquid fire in my gun! 

'Akosua Nowa' by Joe de Graft

The beauty of this poem is built upon its
the arrangement of the lines
extended images of treasure and gun
the protagonist's boastfulness
rhythm

Explanation

In the poem "Akosua Nowa" by Joe de Graft, the extended images of treasure and the gun are central to its meaning and impact. The treasure represents something highly valuable and desirable, while the gun symbolises power, violence and the potential to claim what the speaker desires. The boastfulness of the protagonist, seen in his promise to "shoot my way to it," is intensified by these repeated images, creating a vivid and powerful narrative.

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