SECTION C: AFRICAN POETRY   Examine the tone and mood of the poem, “Ambush”.

SECTION C: AFRICAN POETRY

 

Examine the tone and mood of the poem, “Ambush”.

Explanation

The following points are expected from the candidates:

i. The theme of the poem.

ii. The use of declarative sentences which convey both tone and mood.

iii. The non-defining clauses which present the activities of the fearsome predatory forces.

iv. The resultant joyless effect of the tone and mood.

v. The cumulative effect of the sentences in foregrounding the theme and morbid tone and mood.

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