These question are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent, T...
Assessment:JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 2010Subject:Literature In English
These question are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.
In Kunene's A heritage of liberation, the poet persona requests that the weapon of warfare be handed to their
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In Kunene's "A Heritage of Liberation," the poet persona requests that the weapon of warfare be handed to their "grandchildren." The poem is about the struggle for liberation, and the persona requests that the younger generation be equipped with the knowledge and tools to continue the fight for freedom. The reference to "grandchildren" suggests that the persona wants to ensure that the struggle continues beyond their own generation and that future generations are prepared to take up the mantle of resistance.