WAEC Literature in English 2011 Objective — Question 26
Question 26 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2011 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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[Poem] "Here stood our ancestral home / The crumbling wall marks the spot / Here a sheep was led to the slaughter / To appease the gods and atone / For faults 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." Read the poem and answer questions 26-30. The mood of the poem is that of
- A. A. hopeful
- B. B. joyful
- C. C. nostalgicCorrect
- D. D. exciting
Explanation
The mood of the poem is nostalgic - a sentimental recollection, a mixed feeling of happiness, sadness and longing when recalling a person, place or event from the past. In this poem the poet recalls the past in the expression 'Here stood our ancestral home / The crumbling wall marks the spot...'; the mood of nostalgia pervades the poem.
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