This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vicent, T.(ed.):

A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed.): West African Verse.

One of the thematic preoccupations of Awonoor's The Anvil and the Hammer is

  • A clash of cultures
  • B revival of colonalism
  • C the changing face of colonial masters
  • D the good attributes of colonalism

The correct answer is A. clash of cultures

The poet applies the notion of a forceful coming together of the people of two cultures to the disadvantage of one in a colonial relationship.

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