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East African Poetry And Drama Question Paper
East African Poetry And Drama
Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2010
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2010/2011
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ALT 201: EAST AFRICAN POETRY AND DRAMA
DATE: THURSDAY, 2ND DECEMBER 2010
TIME: 8.00 A.M. - 10.00 A.M.
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO.
1.
a)
?History can be said to be the hero in East African Drama.? With close
reference to any two plays covered in this course, assess the validity of the
above observation.
b)
?East African poetry is a poetry of disillusionment.? Discuss this observation,
with a critical reference to the poems in the texts Poems from East Africa or
An anthology of East African Poetry.
(15 marks)
2.
What is the relevance of studying John Ruganda?s play, Black Mamba, to our
contemporary East African experience.
(20 marks)
3.
With reference to any texts covered in this course, assess how East African
drama and poetry have been influenced by the oral mode.
(2 marks)
4.
In John Ruganda?s play, The Floods T.P Tycoon says ?What you thinks your
doesing ?? Critically explain the animosity between T.P Tycoon and the
Headmaster showing the new values that T.P Tycoon seems to project.
(20 marks)
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5.
Read the following poem and answer the questions below:
WHO AM I?
- Z. O. Osoro
Who am I? You ask
My name?s Bochaberi of Nyasaka
In my motherland is a stone,
A stone that grinds and throws floor all round
This stone is found at Otembo hill
It throws flour as it spins round and round
You ask my name?
I?m Bochaberi O?Nyasaka,
That?s my simple name,
In my motherland is a chasm,
A chasm that none has ever entered
This chasm is found I the wonderful Manga hill
Ever no one will enter this chasm.
My name I wonder why you ask me
Daughters of Nyasaka when I sing
My legs no longer carry me ?cause I?m flying!
For in my motherland is a gouard
Full of milk and honey, and me
Daughter of Ochorwa clan
Watch with delight as our calves grow fat
Innocent, feeding on milk, honey and my song!
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Let you then not ask who I am
For I belong to the proud clan
Where boys are like ebisiringi plants
That die and germinate again
Great warriors and sportsmen
Terror of the hills and ridges
Whoever shamed any daughter of this clan!
I am Bochaberi daughter of Nyakasaka
(The original composition of this poem was in Gusii, English translation is by the poet)
i)
Identify and illustrate five poetic techniques used in the poem.
(5 marks)
ii)
The original composition of this poem was in Gusii. With close
reference to the poem, assess five demerits of this kind of translation. (15 marks)
6.
Critically assess the view that African oral songs cannot be considered to
be poetry. Focus on six well illustrated points.
(20 marks)
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