Quiz on The Song of the Women of My Land

1. The phrase 'theatre of toil'  evokes an image of

2. All the following are major themes in 'Song of the Women of My Land' except

3. Which of these has contributed to the forgotten memory of the women in 'Song of the Women of My Land'?

4. Which sound device has the poet employed in 'The tune turning the tenor of my voice'?

5. 'Time chisels away bits of their memory' is an example of

6. Put together, the words epoch, antiquity, today and now help in the development of

7. Who laboured and died, leaving a dying song

The dirge of their lives

The above extract conveys the theme of

8. Of what nationality is Farouk Oumar Sesay, the poet?

9. 'Song of the Women of My Land' explores a subject that is

10. The stuttering lips of my pen

And the screeching voice of my rib

What three literary devices are present in the lines above?

11. 'Song of the Women of My Land' recalls both the anguish and ... of the forgotten women.

12. Which of these words used in the poem is not an example of onomatopoeia?

13. All the following describe the poet's mood except

14. Which of the following is not a function of the songs the women sang?

15. Going by its subject matter, which of the following best describes the poet?

16. Despite the many challenges they faced, the women of the land ...

17. The poet celebrates the women of the land for their

18. 'Stripped of lyrics, like a scorned ghost' is an example of

19. 'They sang in the forlorn fields.' What literary device is used here?

20. What figure of speech is found in 'a song that now roams the land'?