Read the extract below and answer the following questions A little learning is a dangerous...

LITERATURE
WAEC 2022

Read the extract below and answer the following questions

A little learning is a dangerous thing:

Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring

The shallow droughts intoxicate the brain

And drinking largely sobers us again


The tone of the poet is

  • A. jocular
  • B. harsh
  • C. mournful
  • D. sombre

Correct Answer: D. sombre

Explanation

Sombre means to convey a deep feeling of seriousness.



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