Poems

Read the poem below and attempt the practice questions given at the bottom. From the rostrum they declaimedOn martyrs and men of high idealsWhen they sent outBenevolent despots to an unwilling raceStraining at the yoke.Bull dozers trampling on virgin groundIn…

Read the poem below and attempt the practice questions given at the bottom. Lie back, daughter, let your head.Be lipped back in the cup of my handGently and I will hold you. Spread.Your arms wide lie out on the streamsAnd…

Read the poem below and attempt the practice questions given at the bottom. ComeListen to a boiling potTorch its heart and tell meWhat do you hear?The sun sent down sowers of itThat burnt to cinder your fingersCrackedColor melts at your…

Read the poem below and attempt the practice questions given at the bottom. If you want to know meExamine with careful eyesThis bit of black woodWhich some unknown Makonde brotherCut and curvedWith his inspired handsIn the distance land of the…

Read the poem below and attempt the practice questions given at the bottom. Some people fear death,others must face it before a crowdspecially invitedto witness the ceremony to their last breath Coups have succeeded elsewhereand heads have rolled,and blood has…