This question is based on selected poems from:
R. Johnson and D. Ker er al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; M. Umukoro and A. Sani et al (eds.) Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The pervasive mood of the speaker in Mtshali's 'Nightfall in Soweto' is that of
In Nightfall in Soweto by Mtshali, the mood is one of terror and insecurity. The speaker describes the unsettling atmosphere of nightfall in Soweto, where the darkness evokes feelings of fear and vulnerability due to the social and political conditions of apartheid South Africa. The oppressive environment of the area is depicted through the imagery of darkness and the threats posed by the night.
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