This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
X: I am told he's a man of an excellent understanding
Y: Is he?
X: Very generous.
Y: I believe I shall like him.
X: Young and brave.
Y: I'm sure I shall like him.
X: And very handsome.
Y:....,I'll have him.
Who are the speakers X and Y and about whom are they speaking ?
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et 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 and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In 'Hurrah for Thunder', Christopher Okigbo celebrates
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et 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 and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'The eye that looks down will surely see the nose
The finger that fits should be used to pick the nose
The lines above from 'Hurrah for Thunder' bear two major connotations.
These are
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et 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 and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The repetition of the line 'They Too Are Earth' has the effect of
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et 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 and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
Oswald Mtshali's 'They Washerwoman's Prayer' is