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Litt 223: African Literature I (Poetry And Drama From East Africa) Question Paper

Litt 223: African Literature I (Poetry And Drama From East Africa)

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Chuka University question papers

Exam Year:2013

CHUKA

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS

LITT 223: AFRICAN LITERATURE I (POETRY AND DRAMA FROM EAST AFRICA)

STREAMS: BED (ARTS) TIME: 2 HOURS

DAY/DATE: TUESDAY 13/8/2013 11.30 AM –1.30 PM

INSTRUCTIONS:

ANSWER ONE QUESTION AND ANY OTHER TWO

1. (a) According to Ngugi wa Thiong’o, literature does not grow out of a vacuum, it is
given impetus and direction by society. With close reference to Taban Lo Liyong’s play, Showhat and Sowhat assess the validity of this observation.
[15 Marks]

(b) East African poets concentrate on writing about politics or their personal tribulations to the detriment of creativity. Do you agree? Support your position by using appropriate illustrations from selected poems in Poems from East Africa or An Anthology of East African Poetry. [15 Marks]

2. Critically evaluate the Techniques that Ibrahim Hussein uses in the play Kinjeketile to highlight characterization of Kinjeketile and individualize him. [20 Marks]

3. Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow:

Celebrations of the unknown

Tell me thou proud jigger,
Having stolen your way in,
Need you beat your chest
In premature celebration?

Your flying brother
Sang a song of victory
Before he tasted the toast
And met his singing end

Me thought you had learned
To taste and not devour
Unmindful of other mounts
In the neighborhood of time.

Come thou proud jigger.

(a) Briefly explain the external structure of the poem. [4 Marks]

(b) What is the moral teaching of this poem? Explain clearly. [6 Marks]

(c) Identify and explain the significance of the main poetic device used in the poem.
[4 Marks]

(d) Comment on the use of punctuation and its effect in the poem. [6 Marks]

4. Assess the significance of the juxtaposition of Tinka and Wamala in John Ruganda’s play, The Burdens and how the style communicates Ruganda’s concerns. [20 Marks]

5. With concrete examples from poems studied and read for this course, outline the factors which you consider to have influenced the development of East African Poetry.
[20 Marks]

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