Which 1943 anti-fascist narrative poem in ten cantos was composed by Ivan Goran Kovacic, condemning mass war atrocities before the poet himself was killed?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Jama
- Step 1: Identify the harrowing war poem describing the blinding of victims thrown into a pit. Step 2. Jama (The Pit, 1943) is Kovačić's poignant masterpiece of Partisan literature written in Dantean hendecasyllabic sestets. Answer: Jama. Why not the others: Balade Petrice Kerempuha is by Krleža; Smrt Smail-age Čengića is by Mažuranić; Grobnikovo polje is by Demeter.
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