This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. ...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1992 Subject: Literature In English

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This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.

'And when He looks at the grimy coating,

Caking off your emaciated skin,...'

These lines from Richard Ntiru's 'The Pauper' describe

Answer Details
The lines "And when He looks at the grimy coating, Caking off your emaciated skin" from Richard Ntiru's poem 'The Pauper' describe the poverty and dirt the pauper is experiencing. The word "grimy" suggests that the pauper's skin is dirty and covered with grime, while "emaciated" indicates that the pauper is extremely thin and malnourished. The use of "He" suggests that the speaker is referring to God, who is observing the pauper's suffering. Overall, these lines emphasize the miserable and impoverished conditions in which the pauper is living.

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