This question is based on Literary Principles.
'I cannot blind myself
to putrefying carcasses in the market place
pulling giant vultures
from the sky.
Odia Ofeimun, 'How Can I Sing?
The tone of the lines above is one of
The lines clearly show a refusal to ignore what is wrong. The poet's persona says: "I cannot blind myself..." and goes on to describe corruption and decay with the use of visual imagery.
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