Umaqondana

Question 1

Umqondo Osobala(The main idea)

Answer 1

Intombi iyashelwa nayo ididekile ngoba baningi abayishelayo. Icela inhliziyo yayo
ikhethe oyedwa vo.

(The girl is being courted and she is confused because many are courting her. She wishes that her heart would choose only one.)

Question 2

Uhlobo(type)

Answer 2

Yilirikhi ngoba iveza imizwa yothando.

It is a lyric poem because it expresses feelings of love.

Question 3

Umoya
(spirit of the poem)

Answer 3

Owothando

Question 4

Indikimba

Answer 4

Uthando

Question 5

Umyalezo

Answer 5

Noma ngabe uzizwa usemathandweni kodwa khetha umuntu oyedwa

Even if you feel like you’re in love, choose only one person

Question 6

Izinsizwa ziphelelwa ngamazwi
(speechless)

Answer 6

ihaba
(exaggeration)

Question 7

Zehlukile, ngehlukile, siyafana

They are different, I am different, we are the same

Answer 7

isiqhataniso(analogy)

Question 8

Kuzwane kuqhakaze
(It shines brightly)

Answer 8

uphawu okuhle
(symbol of good)

Question 9

Kusiphendule amathe nolimi
like tongue and saliva

Answer 9

isingathekiso
(metaphor)

Question 10

Ucu lunye vo
(bracelet)

Answer 10

uphawu lothando
(symbol of love)

Question 11

Vo!

Answer 11

isenzukuthi
(an exclamation)

Question 12

Khuluma nhliziyo

Answer 12

isenzasamuntu
personification

Question 13

Khomba

Answer 13

isenzasamuntu
personification

Question 14

Ngingaphenduki ikhiwane
I cannot turn back like a fig

Answer 14

a metaphor