This question is based on Literary Principles. 'Poor bastard, Dumped on the ground to make room For his nocturnal fathers, Or on the mat to spend his horrid...

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

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This question is based on Literary Principles.

'Poor bastard,

Dumped on the ground to make room

For his nocturnal fathers,

Or on the mat to spend his horrid nights

Among the steaming pots of food

And walking rats.'

''The Bastard'' by B.S. Tibenderana

The picture presented above is one of

loneliness

hunger

desolation

squalor

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The lines from "The Bastard" by B.S. Tibenderana depict a picture of squalor. The description of the character being "dumped on the ground" and spending "horrid nights among the steaming pots of food and walking rats" highlights the miserable and filthy living conditions the character is subjected to, indicating squalor. The poem conveys the theme of poverty, injustice, and neglect through the use of vivid imagery and a poignant tone.

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This question is based on Literary Principles. 'Poor bastard, Dumped on the ground to make room For his nocturnal fathers, Or on the mat to spend his horrid...

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