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Official JAMB Literature in English outline · Section 6: List of Selected African and Non-African Plays, Novels and Poems
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a. African: Gabriel Okara — Once Upon a Time
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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b. African: Elizabeth L. A. Kamara — New Tongue
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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c. African: Wole Soyinka — Night
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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d. African: Niyi Osundare — Not my Business
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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e. African: S. O. H. Afriyie-Vidza — Hearty Garlands
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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f. African: Syl Cheney-Coker — The Breast of the Sea
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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g. Non-African: Lord Byron — She Walks in Beauty
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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h. Non-African: Geoffrey Chaucer — The Nun's Priest's Tale (shortened)
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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i. Non-African: Fleur Adcock — The Telephone Call
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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j. Non-African: Wilfred Wilson Gibson — The Stone
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Study and appreciate the prescribed poem, including its themes, poetic devices, style, socio-political relevance and moral values.
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