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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:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
ALT 201: EAST AFRICAN POETRY AND DRAMA

DATE: Monday 7th January, 2008 TIME: 3.30 p.m. ? 5.30 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions.

1.
What are the similarities and differences between oral and written poetry?
2.
Discuss the character of Tinka, Kaija and Wamala, showing the role they play in The Burdens by John Ruganda.
3.
How relevant is Mulwa?s Redemption in our contemporary East African situation?
4.
What are the dominant themes in East African Drama and how effectively are they expressed by the respective playwrights?
5.
The essence of drama is conflict?. Outline the main conflict in Ibrahim Hussein?s Kinjeketile in view of the above statement.
6.
Discuss style in The Successor by Francis Imbuga.
7.
Before the coming of the white man, there was no poetry in East Africa?. Critically discuss this view.
8.
Give a critical appraisal of the attached poem
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 papyrus 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.
Ralph Bitamazire

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