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East African Poetry And Drama Question Paper
East African Poetry And Drama
Course:Bachelor Of Education
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2009
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION AND BACHELOR OF ARTS
ALT 201: EAST AFRICAN POETRY AND DRAMA
DATE: WEDNESDAY, 23RD DECEMBER 2009 TIME: 8.00 A.M. - 10.00 A.M.
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any Three questions.
You must answer a question from each section.
SECTION A: POETRY
1.
Read the following poem and critically analyze it in terms of style.
RALPH BITAMAZIRE I Love You, My Gentle One
I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi
Which you drank on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
To seal fidelity into our hearts
You are the cattle-bird?s egg,
For those who saw you are wealthy,
You are the paprus reed of the lake,
Which they pull out with both hands.
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart:
I love you, my gentle one.
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2.
Read the following poem carefully and respond to it in terms of its relevance to the
contemporary
society.
CRISPIN HAULI The Song of the Common Man
They drive me along,
they do they do,
These my brothers no longer brothers -
Their hands are whips, along they drive me,
No longer am I the same mother?s child.
They push me along,
indeed
they
do,
These my sisters no longer sisters -
Their mouths are cannons, spittle of fire,
No longer am I the same father?s pride.
They kick me along,
they do they do,
These my playmates no longer playmates -
Their actions are fates, my life they decide,
No longer am I the same free-born human.
They
abuse
me,
they do time and again,
Fellow humans load me with all their bundles -
They are my masters, and me a poor ass,
To be driven, pushed, kicked and abused.
3.
What are major thematic concerns of the poets studied in this unit. Illustrate your answer
appropriately.
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SECTION B: DRAMA
4.
In the play The Trial of Dedan Kimathi by Ngugi wa Thiong?o and Micere Mugo,
show how the characters reveal the themes.
5.
Discuss how john Ruganda uses stylistic devices to capture our interest in his play,
The
Burdens.
6. Kinjiketile by Ebrahim Hussein is a historical play. Discuss.
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