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JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 2013

Tambaya 1 Rahoto

These question is based on Literary Appreciation.Will no one tell me what she sings

Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow

For old, unhappy, far off things

And battles long ago.

Or is it some more humble lay,

Familiar matter of today?The lines above end in a literary device known as

Bayanin Amsa
The lines above end in a literary device known as a rhetorical question. A rhetorical question is a type of question that does not require an answer and is used to make a point or to evoke an emotional response. In this case, the speaker is asking questions about the song and its meaning, but they do not expect an answer. Instead, the questions are used to express the speaker's curiosity and to create a sense of mystery and ambiguity about the song's subject. The rhetorical questions in this passage add depth and meaning to the poem, and they encourage the reader to consider the possibilities and to imagine the different stories and emotions that might be behind the song.