Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

"The child is not dead
The child lifts his fists against his mother
Who shouts Afrika! shouts the breath
Of freedom and the veld
In the locations of the cordoned heart "

In this excerpt from Ingrid Jonker’s poem “The child is not dead,” what does the phrase “cordoned heart” most likely refer to?
A. the effects of segregation on South Africans
B. the indomitable spirit of the South African people
C. the diversity of cultures that exists in South Africa
D. the mistrust black South Africans feel for the government

Answer 1

a .) the effects of segregation on south africans

Answer 2

Answer: the correct answer is A. the effects of segregation on South Africans

Explanation: when the author says cordoned gives the idea of a cordon which is a line of police or sentinels, picturing thus in people's minds segregation.