READING AND CONTENT ANALYSIS OF NON-AFRICAN POETRY: “THE SCHOOL BOY”

LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SSS3 FIRST TERM

WEEK SEVEN

READING AND CONTENT ANALYSIS OF NON-AFRICAN POETRY: “THE SCHOOL BOY”

CONTENT

REFERENCE

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

READING AND CONTENT ANALYSIS OF NON-AFRICAN POETRY: “THE SCHOOL BOY”

CONTENT ANALYSIS

The poem “The School Boy” is a romantic piece that celebrates nature, the rustic setting, as a companion. The poet persona draws consolation from nature unlike the classroom that he sees as a cage. This is an irony. The classroom ought and should be a place of liberation and enlightenment of the soul. The title of…