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>>>Depict the Piece<<< WEDNESDAY
El_Magnifico
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Good day, Citizens of Boom Poetry. Today is Wednesday, and it is time to Depict the Piece.
Here's how it works;
- A piece of poetry is shared here.
- We read through and leave comments on what we can interpret from the poem.
- By 6:30pm, we gather here to discuss intoto on the ingredients that makes the meal of a poem so tasty.
Here's our piece for today;
ODE TO HUNGER - (Prof Niyi Osundare)
Hunger walks the street
With a retinue of naked ribs
Agbaga!, Hunger walks the streets
With a retinue of naked ribs
Behind him a legion of tax-gatherers
Bearing bleeding curses and flaying whips
Yam’s new name is “Mafowokanmi”*
Bread has raced past the laborer’s reach
Yes, yam’s new name is “Mafowokami”
While bread has sprinted past the laborer’s reach
There is no written law in this land
That desperate Want can never breach
Rumbling stomachs, dizzy motions
Sleepless eyes at war with the clock
Say, rumbling stomachs, dizzy motions
Sleepless eyes at war with the clock
Kwashiorkor children parade the roads
In a land beyond shame, immune to shock
A desperate mother gives up
Her baby for a bag of rice
Eewo**!, desperate mother gives up
Her baby for a bag of rice
Her only iro*** flutters in the wind
Held together by a league of lice
In this land of blind and soulless rulers
Hunger walks the streets, a cold, oblivious Emperor
Say, in this land of blind and soulless rulers
Hunger walks the streets, a cold, oblivious Emperor
To the few who have, this is a rich, caring nation
To the many so deprived, it is nothing short of a gigantic error
*Touch-me-not
**Abomination
***Wrapper worn by women
Gather round Poets... Let's begin to depict the Piece! πππ
El Magnifico el est Magico!
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"There is no written law in this land that desperate want can not breach"
"To the few who have, this is a rich and caring nation and to the many so deprived, it is nothing short of a gigantic error"
Hmm
Seems to me like this is the story of 9ja
Most certainly dear Chinelo... ππΌ
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The time and tide gives food (basic needs) the power to run away from those who need them and like a ravaging army hunger sweeps in with genocidal force. Hunger is all its facets - a grim ripper.
Yes,
He walks our streets and takes life from the living before they ever get to live. ππΌππΌ
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Its almost time Poets... Let's start getting in to breakdown our piece by 6:30pm. π
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If you're here signify with your best Emoji. π
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I seem to be the only one who's online π€
You deserve the best, now and always.
I believe others would come in soon Abigail.
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I'm here oh
Welcome Chinelo.
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Since we have two of you here, let's proceed so others can join us along the line.
1st point of discussion: The Mood of the poem.
What would you say is the mood of the poem?
What emotion does the poem pass across to you?
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Gloomy maybe
I think the mood here hovers around sadness, anger and Humour.
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Yes a bit of humor too.
This piece is rich in Imagery and rhetorics which gives life to the message as well as lay emphasis on it.
Our Writer's use of Personification gives living effects to the topic in discussion and gets us actively involved as he gets the message across. Places where he said;
"Hunger walks the street with a retinue of naked ribs..."
"Bread has sprinted past the laborers reach..."
His use of active verbs brings the piece alive and grabs our attention while also shedding light on the subject matter (hunger) and how grave its effect is.
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Yes... On point Chinelo.
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Absolutely!
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2nd and Final point of discussion: The Figures of Speech that enriches the poem.
What figures of speech can you depict from the piece?
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Hmmm
It also shows how little its effect is felt by the rich compared to the poor
.
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Certainly Chinelo! ππΌππΌ
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We didn't have enough turnouts for today's Depict the Piece.
I do hope the turnouts will be better next time out.
Appreciation to those who showed up.
@Chi_Nelo and @habeegurl
That's all for today on Depict the Piece. We'd meet again next week. πͺπΌ
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Thank you very much sir. Even as a late comer, I've learnt a lot from today's piece! Gracias!
My pleasure Sir. ππ»βππ»βππ»β
El Magnifico el est Magico!