Piano And Drums By Gabriel Okara

The Nigerian poet, Gabriel Okara who wrote the popular poem "Piano and Drums" hailed from Bayelsa state. He was born in the 1921. He was once a civil servant among many other career parts."Piano and Drums" as poem is symbolism of the poet's dilemma in a position of cultural clash. The idea of cultural...

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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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Structure Of Piano And Drums By Gabriel Okara

In order to understand the themes of the poem check Themes Of Piano And Drums by Gabriel OkaraThe structure of the poem shows that, it is a well planned poem. Like a narrative essay, the poem opened with an introduction describing the major concern of the poet and closed with a perfect conclusion. The poem was divided into stanzas to show where one view ends and where another begins. The last stanza was a perfect conclusion.The poem is a free verse...

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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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