This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. S...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1999 Subject: Literature In English

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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.

The Owl is used by Ojaide in this poem as a

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In the context of Ojaide's poem, "The Owl", the owl is used as a symbol. A symbol is an object or image that represents something else beyond its literal meaning. In the poem, the owl represents death, darkness, and a foreboding sense of doom. The poet uses the owl as a symbol to convey his themes and ideas about the impermanence of life, the inevitability of death, and the cyclical nature of existence. Thus, in this poem, the owl is not just an animal but a symbol that carries deeper meaning and significance.

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