This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Africa my Africa of proud warriors in ancestral savannahs...
I have never known you but your blood flows in my veins
Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields....
David Diop, "Africa"
In the lines above, Diop uses
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two things without using "like" or "as." In the lines "Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields," the blood of Africa is metaphorically compared to something that nourishes or brings life, much like water irrigates fields. The comparison between blood and irrigation is symbolic of the life force and vitality of Africa, making this a metaphor.
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