THEMES AND POETIC DEVICES IN THE POEM : LSUS
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SSS1 SECOND TERM
WEEK TWO
THEMES AND POETIC DEVICES IN THE POEM
CONTENT
REFERENCES
1. The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka.
2. Exam Reflection Literature- in-English by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi.
3. Exam Reflection Literature-in-English (Prose and Drama) by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi.
THEMES AND POETIC DEVICES IN THE POEM
THE CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY: In the “Black Woman”, Senghor eulogizes the beauty of Africa woman and by extension, Africa as a continent. He writes to debunk the assumption of the Western world that black is inferior and associated to barbarism or primitivism. The poet sees Africa as a superior continent. He compares the colour of African woman to life; the beauty of an eagle. “Naked woman, dark woman” is repeated in the poem to emphasis the beauty of Africa. The skin of Africa reflects the sun, gold and.... View More
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- Reading and Content Analysis of African Poetry: “Black Woman” by Leopold Sedar Senghor.
- THEMES AND POETIC DEVICES IN THE POEM
- Reading and Content Analysis of Non-African Poetry: “The Journey of the Magi” by T.S. Eliot
- THEMES AND POETIC DEVICES IN THE POEM
- Reading and Content Analysis of African Drama: Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka: Plot
- CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERISATION
- THEMES, LANGUAGE AND STYLE IN THE PLAY
- Reading and Textual Analysis of Non-African “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou: Content Analysis. Caged Bird By Maya Angelou
- THEMES, LANGUAGE AND STYLE IN THE POEM.
- Chapters 9
- Category SSS1
- Author ClassNotes Edu
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