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Lite 211: East African Drama And Poetry Question Paper

Lite 211: East African Drama And Poetry

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts In English And Literature (English And Literature)

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2011

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS
LITE 211: EAST AFRICAN DRAMA AND POETRY
DAY: FRIDAY DATE: 23/03/2012
TIME: 2.00 – 4.00 P.M. STREAM: Y2S1

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Answer question one and any other two questions.
• Question one is compulsory and carries 30 marks. The rest of the questions carry
20 marks each.
SECTION A

Q1. (a) Discuss the positive and negative influence of European drama on the
development of modern African drama in East African from the British
Colonial period to today. (30 marks)

SECTION B

Q2. “In Betrayal in the City Francis Imbuga has succeeded in depicting the socialpolitical
conflicts of post independent Kenya.” Discuss. (20 marks)

Q3. Choose any one play you have studied on this course and discuss how the
playwright has succeeded to bring out various societal concerns, in the play
you have chosen from East Africa. (20 marks)

Q4. Either
(a) Choose any one poet (from East Africa) whose poems you have studied
and analyze them according to:
(i) themes
(ii) imagery
(iii) social vision (20 marks)

Or
(b) Write a literary appreciation of the following poem using the following
criteria:
(i) themes
(ii) imagery
(iii) social vision (20 marks)
LABAN ERAPU: The Guilt of Giving
You’ve seen that heap of rags
That pollutes the air-conditioned
City Centre
That louse that creeps about
In the clean core of sophistication;
You’ve seen him waylay his betters
And make them start –
Especially when they have no change.
You recall the day you came upon him.
And were startled by his silent presence
Intruding into your preoccupation:
You hurled a coin
Which missed the mark
And rolled into the gutter
Where he groped for it
With a chilling grotesque gratitude
That followed you down the street.
You dived into the nearest shop
To escape the stare
Of the scandalized crowd
That found you guilty
Of recalling attention
To the impenetrable patience
They had learnt not to see.

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