Question 10
Carefully analyse the last stanza of Ambush.
Observation
A good number of candidates attempted this question.
The required answers should include:
- Statement/Explanation of the theme of oppression /suppression of the will of a people.
- Relation of the last stanza to the preceding ones.
- The last stanza summarises or brings together the ill effects of the hold that the land (metaphor for the oppressors) has on its people.
- The shore of possibilities’ is effectively out of the reach of the people.
- In spite of the strong and genuine desire to leave, the restrictions and the denial of exit for them are complete.
Candidates’ performance was fair.