How To Understand Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara

The Message and Structural ReviewThe poem “Piano and Drums” by Gabriel Okara focused on the poets position with two opposing cultures (African and European) and from the context of the poem, his African background which was symbolized with “Drums” was deeply explained all through the first and the second...

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Symbolism In Piano And Drums By Gabriel Okara

Discuss the use of symbolism in Okara's Piano and Drum WAEC MAY/JUNE 2017.Based on Oxford dictionary, symbolism is to represent a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualitiesThe cultural dilemma poem "Piano and Drums" by Gabriel Okara is a whole load of symbols; from the title...

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Discuss Any Three Poetic Devices Employed In Gabriel Okara's Piano AndDrums

[QUESTION]Discuss any 3 poetic devices employed in Gabriel Okara's Piano And Drums (NECO JUNE/JULY 2016 LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH)[ANSWER]To answer the above question, we'll choose symbolism, personification and alliteration as our desired three poetic devices from Gabriel Okara's poem "Piano And Drums"#1) Symbolism which is the representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities, appears in the poem from the title...

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Themes of Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara

Gabriel Okara, the writer of "Piano and Drum" was born in Bayelsa state, Nigeria in 1921. A novelist and a poet; he was once a civil servant. His poem "Piano and Drums" was well beautified with imagery and symbolism.The themes of the poem can be divided into three: (1) Childhood reminiscence and its effect (2) Complexity of the present and future (3) Dilemma.Childhood reminiscence and its effectSince the poem is about the poet's experience with two...

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