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Serrated Shadows, through dark leaves, Till, bathed in warm suffusion of your dapped cells sensation…

Serrated Shadows, through dark leaves,
Till, bathed in warm suffusion of your dapped cells
sensation pained me, faceless, silent as night thieves
Wole Soyinka: “Night” 

The dominant mood in the lines above is one at___

  • A.
    apprehension
  • B.
    defiance
  • C.
    joy
  • D.
    indifference
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation

Apprehension is the suspicion or fear especially of future evil, this is evident in the piece as the writer is suspicious of the “ night children “.

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