The persona in Lade Worsonu's "Raider of the Treasure Trove" warns against

Analyze the question: The question asks what the persona in Lade Wosornu's poem "Raider of the Treasure Trove" cautions against. This is a theme and message question on a prescribed African poem.

Concept: In poetry, the persona is the speaker, and a warning usually carries the poem's moral lesson. The title suggests a raider plundering treasure, which makes greed (B) and power (C) tempting guesses. A "raider" is also someone acting in a destructive, uncontrolled way, and the poem's warning is aimed at that behaviour.

Working through the options:

• A. War: The poem is not about armed conflict.
• B. Greed: This is the most tempting distractor because of the "treasure" imagery, but the poem is not mainly a lesson on materialism.
• C. Power: The poem is not centrally about abuse of authority.
• D. Rage: The persona cautions against uncontrolled, destructive anger and its consequences.

It is worth checking against your copy of the text.

Answer: D. rage

Exam tip: For set-text poetry, don't pick an answer from the title alone. "Treasure" makes greed look obvious, but JAMB often tests the poem's actual message. Before the exam, write a one-line theme and "warning or lesson" for each prescribed poem.