Read the poem and answer the question Here stood our ancestral home The crumbling wall...
LITERATURE
WAEC 2011
Read the poem and answer the question
Here stood our ancestral home
The crumbling wall marks the spot
Here a sheep was led to the slaughter
To appease the goods and atone
For fauilts which our destiny
Has blossomed into crimes
There my cursed father once stood
And shouted to us, his children
To come back from our play
To our evening meal and sleep.
''To appease the gods''...''implies
- A. seeking the favour of the gods
- B. offering meals to the gods
- C. accusing the gods for their misfortune
- D. reciting incantations to the gods
Correct Answer: A. seeking the favour of the gods
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