Observation

A good number of candidates attempted this question. However, most of their answers are shallow; others gave a mere narration of the poem.

Candidates were expected to discuss the following points:

• The inevitability of ageing.

• The process of aging- from childhood to death.

• The initial hopes and expectations as people grow up and the panic over unrealised dreams, followed by terminal diseases.

• The final yielding to fate/death.

Candidates' performance was poor.