Form 4 English Test: Analysis of Oral Literature in ‘Blood, Iron, and Trumpets’ with Answers

Oral Literature

Read the oral piece below and answer the questions that follow.

Blood iron and trumpets
Blood iron and trumpets
Forward we march
(others fall on the way)
Blood iron and trumpets
We shall hack, kill, and cure
Blood iron and trumpets
Singers of the datsun blue
Forward we drive, breaking the records
Blood iron and trumpets
Let bullets find their targets and the earth be softened
Blood iron and trumpets
Let the dogs of war rejoice
And the carrion birds feed
We are reducing population sexplosion
Blood iron and trumpets
The uniformed machines are around
Put on your helmet, iron, and rest
Blood iron and trumpets
Only through fire can be baptized to mean business
So once again
Blood iron and trumpets
We shall always march along
Blood iron and trumpets
Blood iron and trumpets
Blood alone

Questions

a). Classify the oral piece above. (2 marks)
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b). What are the functions of the oral piece above? (3 marks)
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c). Identify two features of oral poetry evident in the oral item. (4 marks)
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d). What two issues is this oral poem discussing? (4 marks)
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e). Cite one social and one economic activity of the community from which this oral poem is taken. (2 marks)
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f). Who would be the most suitable audience for the oral poem? Give reasons for your answer. (2 marks)
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g). “The uniformed machines are around.” Explain the meaning of this statement. (1 mark)
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h). Describe the mood of the poem. (2 marks)
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