Observation

The question is on the book Waƙoƙin Hausa(Written Poetry). Candidates were required to mention the source of Damina as mentioned in the poem in (a), quote two stanzas it was mentioned in (b) and state the theme of the poem in (c). The following points should be considered relevant:

(a)       Uwa ga damina a Waƙar Damina ita ce kaka.

(b)Baitocin da aka nuna cewa kaka ita ce uwa ga damina a Waƙar Damina su ne:

                                    Kaka uwa ce ga damina,
                                    Idan ta ɓullo a ko’ina,
                                                Za ka ga manya da ƙanƙana,
                                                Suna ta harka da kumbuna,
                                                Saboda innarku damina.
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                                                Kaka uwar yalwatar gari,
                                                Da mace ce za ai tagari,
                                                Mai bai wa jikokinta ɗari,
                                                Ta sha da su nonon sukari,
                                                Kaka uwar inna damina.

 (c)      Jigon waƙa:

Sha’awa;
Nuna ni’imomi ko albarkar damina

Candidates’ performance on this question was fair.