This question requested candidates to explain five reasons why the poet is grieved over the death of his mother in the poem titled ‘Onwu Nne’ from Echiche. They were expected to give points like:
- A na-ako ya onu mgbe obula a na-eri nri ma na-esepukwa ya aka n’oku nri.
- O dokaa akwa nwaanyi ya na ya bi, o dokagwara nke ya.
- O taa nwaanyi ya na ya bi aru dika nwata, o tagwara ya ebe o ka njo.
- A naghi edebere ya nri o ga-eri ma o lota akwukwo.
Not many candidates chose this question. The few that attempted it gave room to guess work. Instead of basing their answers on what the author said in the poem, they were saying things that will become of a child after losing one’s mother.
