Orality in Contemporary African Poetry: The Example of Ezenwa-Ohaeto.
This paper argues that utilising the techniques of oral resources by African poets does not necessarily reflect political undertone but an acknowledgement of the aesthetic functions of the oral forms. Using a combination of literary and lexicon-rhetorical devices for analysis, the paper examines the...
| Published in: | Journal of Pan African Studies Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 100 - 118 |
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