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ENG1501 ASSIGNMENT 1 ANSWERS FOR 2023
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1.1.1 In the first stanza, the speaker describes two contrasting experiences.
Write two sentences in which you explain the contrast. (2)
The two contrasting experiences described by the speaker are the real-life situation
exist today when you are education and the expectations after studies.
1.2 The second stanza gives a hint as to what may have caused the speaker to
experience this change. Write a sentence in which you explain in your own
words what the speaker means when he refers to “books / whose authors’
skins were white” (lines 8-9) and then write another sentence in which you
give a reason as to why this may cause him to feel discomfort. (2)
The most books used for studied are written in English with White People. The
speaker is filling discomfort because he is black African.
1.3 In the third stanza, the speaker presents a possible solution to the dilemma
he is facing. Identify and explain the imagery used to describe this solution. (3)
The imagery used to describe the solution, “battlefield” meaning his thought on how
to mix up the traditional knowledge and modern knowledge. The speaker is thinking
about the solution to the challenges he is facing.
1.4 Is this attempt at a solution successful? Quote from the poem to support
your answer. (2)
The solution the problem was successful because the speaker studied and passed
his studies at the end.
2.
2.1 In these stanzas, the speaker describes several things that he has lost or
missed out on due to his love of learning. Identify three such things from the
poem and explain why the speaker does not have them. (3)
The speaker missed his freedom to do other things because all his time was
committed to his studies. The speaker also lost his friends and the luxuries they have
such as cars and he still don’t have much, yet he is educated. The speaker also had
some sleepless nights and all his time committed to reading.
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