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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2000 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
Read the poem below and answer the question

Now, Joy is born of parents poor,
And Pleasure of our richer kind;
Though Pleasure's free, she cannot sing
As sweet a song as Joy confined.

Pleasure's a moth, that sleeps by day
And dances by false glare at night;
But joy's a Butterfly, that loves
To spread its wings in Nature's light.

The feelings associated with ''Jy'' and ''Pleasure'' in the first stanza is
Answer Details
The answer is contrast. The first stanza highlights the contrast between Joy and Pleasure. Joy is described as being born of "parents poor" while Pleasure is associated with the "richer kind." Despite being confined, Joy is able to sing a sweeter song than Pleasure who is free but unable to sing as sweetly. This contrast between the two emotions is emphasized through the use of contrasting imagery and language, with Joy being likened to a butterfly that loves to spread its wings in nature's light, while Pleasure is described as a moth that sleeps by day and dances by false glare at night.
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