Question 4
NECO
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2018
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
The poems *The River* by Gabriel Okara and *The Road Not Taken* by Robert Frost both explore the idea of personal choice. Identify the common theme that links the two poems and explain how each poet develops this theme using different poetic techniques.
Answer Options
A.
Both poems focus on the conflict between nature and industrialization. Okara employs a strict sonnet structure to depict the river's stagnation, while Frost uses blank verse to highlight the mechanical road.
B.
Both poems examine the tension between tradition and modernity. Okara utilizes a prose‑like free‑verse with urban imagery, whereas Frost adopts anapestic trimeter and a mountain‑path metaphor to stress cultural change.
C.
Both poems explore the theme of love versus loss. Okara uses a lyrical ballad style with repetitive rhyme to evoke longing, while Frost employs trochaic pentameter and a crossroads image to illustrate romantic indecision.
Correct Answer
D.
Both poems deal with the theme of personal choice versus destiny. Okara uses fluid free‑verse imagery of a river to suggest continual movement, while Frost uses a regular iambic tetrameter and a forked‑road metaphor to stress the weight of a single decisive choice.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Both poems deal with the theme of personal choice versus destiny. Okara uses fluid free‑verse imagery of a river to suggest continual movement, while Frost uses a regular iambic tetrameter and a forked‑road metaphor to stress the weight of a single decisive choice.
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This is
Neco
2018
Literature In English
Question 4.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2018
Neco
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
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