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Africa

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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AFRICA

BY: DAVID DIOP
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STRUCTURE OF AFRICA

  • Fairly long; lines are somewhat short; mostly enjambments
  • Free verse
  • One long stanza
  • Rhyme-no rhyme scheme
  • Meter-nothing structured
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Personification: "Africa tell me Africa/ Is this you this back that is bent"

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Symbolism: "This back trembling with red scars"

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Repetition:"Africa my Africa/ Africa tell me Africa/Africa your Africa"

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WHAT IS THIS POEM ABOUT?

  • Reminiscent and patriotic
  • Describes a distant relationship between the author and Africa
  • Urges black people to stand up for their rights
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RELATED SONG

AFRICA BY TOTO
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Diop, David. "Africa."Reading the World: Contemporary Literature From Around the Globe. Ed. Carol Francis. Logan, IA: Perfection Learning, 2012. eBook.

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