READING AND CONTENT ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN POETRY- ‘PIANO AND DRUMS’ by Gabriel Okara.

LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SSS1 FIRST TERM

WEEK NINE & TEN

READING AND CONTENT ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN POETRY- ‘PIANO AND DRUMS’ by Gabriel Okara.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to learn;

• ABOUT THE POET
• BACKGROUND OF THE POEM
• CONTENT ANALYSIS
• THEME
• POETIC DEVICES
• STRUCTURE OF THE POEM
• MOOD
• TONE

CONTENT

REFERENCE

• Exam Focus by J.O.J. Nwachukwu Agbada et al.
• Essential Literature-in-English for S.S.S. by Ibitola A.O.
• The Mastery of Literature by Iwuchukwu Chinweikpe Esq.
• A Handbook of Creative Writing by J.O.J Nwachukwu Agbada

TOPIC: READING AND CONTENT ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN POETRY- ‘PIANO AND DRUMS’ by Gabriel Okara.

Poetry: “Piano and Drums” by Gabriel Okara.

ABOUT THE POET

Gabriel Imomotime Okara was born in Nembe in the present day Bayelsa state of Nigeria…