By Elimu Assistant Team 
CHEQUE MATE-Kevin Baldeosingh – Trinidad
About the author: Kevin Baldeosingh was born in 1963 on the Caribbean Island of Trinidad….
USHAIRI
Soma shairi lifuatalo kisha ujibu maswali:
Hakika siku ya leo, ni siku ya majivuno
Basi pasiwe na choyo, na usonono
Tulekezane yaliyo, unawiri Muungano.
Tuzisafisheni nyoyo, pasiwe na miguguno
Yaongoke tutakayo, kusiwe na mabishano
Mbegu hii tupandayo, ilete mema mavuno.
Tufungulie upeo, Mola usiye mfano
Pa kitasa na komeo, tupite bila kinzano
Tupitishe njia hiyo, pasina masongamano
Twakuomba uumbao, mkono vyanda vitano
Tushikane hii leo, tuwe moja tangamano
Tupendane kwa pumbao, hali na maridhiano
Aliye ana machukiyo, adui wa Muungano
Naazibe masikiyo, asisikie maneno
Kisha awe kibogoyo, asiwe na moja jino.
Ya Ilahi ujalie, juu wetu Muungano
Nuru yake izagae, na nguvu za mapigano
Hasidi mpe hakie, mateso yaso mfano
Watamati komeleo, kuimba kwangu hukuno
Nataka maendeleo, yasiyo na malumbano
Daima tuwe ni ngao, palipo msagurano
MASWALI
(i) Lipe shairi hili anwani yake. (alama 2)
(ii) Liweke shairi hili katika bahari mbili ukitumia: (alama 2)
Idadi ya
(a) Mishororo
(b) Vina
(iii) Onyesha muundo wa shairi hili. (alama 5)
(iv) Andika ubeti wa pili kwa lugha ya nathari. (alama 3)
(v) Toa mifano ya idhini ya kishairi iliyotumika katika shairi hili. (alama 6)
(vi) Eleza maana ya maneno yafuatayo kama yalivyotumika katika shairi. (alama 2)
(a) Usonono –
(b) Msagurano –
MAJIBU
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