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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2007 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

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My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now that I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow
The child is father of the man

The mood of the poem is that of
Answer Details
The mood of the poem is that of elation. The speaker expresses his joy and excitement at the sight of a rainbow, and states that he has felt the same way since he was a child, and will continue to feel the same way as an adult. The line "My heart leaps up" conveys the speaker's enthusiasm and happiness at the beauty of nature.
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