MOMBO DIVISION JOINT EXAMINATION SYNDICATE
FORM FOUR PRE-NATIONAL JOINT EXAMINATION MOMBO 2025
POEM
- Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
EAT MORE. Joe Corrie (1894 – 1968)
‘Eat more fruit!’ the slogans say
‘More fish, more beef, more bread!’
But I’m on Unemployment pay
My third year now and wed.
And so I wonder when I’ll see
The slogan when I pass,
The only one that would suit me,
‘Eat More Bloody Grass!’
Questions
a) What is the poem about?
b) Who is the persona and how do you know?
c) What is the tone and mood of the poet?
d) What type of poem is this?
e) Comment on the rhyming scheme of the poem
f) Comment on the language used in this poem
