This question is based on THE SONG OF THE WOMEN... - JAMB Literature 2023 Question
This question is based on THE SONG OF THE WOMEN OF MY LAND.
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"they sang in the forlorn fields
about their lives; songs
of how they ploughed the terrain of their landscape
for memories of lyrics lost in the vast void of time,
in those days when a song beheld their lives;
when servitude cuffed the ankles of their soul,
and dereliction decapitated the epic of their lives."
The theme of this excerpt is____
A
All of the above
B
the oppression of women
C
Joys of motherhood
D
colonization
correct option: b
The theme of the excerpt is the oppression of women, as it reflects on their struggles, servitude, and the erasure of their contributions and identities over time.
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