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EGPN 325 Assignment 1 110107795

The document summarizes the poet's comparison of learning a new language to a baby's development. It discusses how the poet struggled at first with only a few words in Sotho, like a crawling baby, but over time was exposed to the language through interactions and looked forward to the day he could converse fluently. It then analyzes images, devices, and themes in two other poems, one comparing a season to life and the other calling women to continue struggling against oppression.

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EGPN 325 Assignment 1 110107795

The document summarizes the poet's comparison of learning a new language to a baby's development. It discusses how the poet struggled at first with only a few words in Sotho, like a crawling baby, but over time was exposed to the language through interactions and looked forward to the day he could converse fluently. It then analyzes images, devices, and themes in two other poems, one comparing a season to life and the other calling women to continue struggling against oppression.

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EGPN 325 ASSIGNMENT 1 110107795

Question 1

1.1

 The poet compares learning a new language to a baby growing up.


 They were laughing at his unsuccessful efforts, first efforts to a few words in Sotho
 He compares his attempt to learn Sotho to a crawling baby
 He compares his taking in of the language to a baby being breastfed
 They laughed at him when he swore at himself
 They laughed at him when he did not know the difference between “nna” and “wena”

1.2
(a) The words crawled at first
The poet compares his attempt to learning Sotho to a crawling baby
(b) No matter how they tried to walk
Just as the baby struggles to walk, he also struggled with the new language
(c) Among the grown, bombastic men
He compares himself as a baby among grown-ups, meaning those who can speak the
language very well

1.3

(a) Dangling invitingly from Agnes who makes the tea

The poet compares the learning of a language like a dangling invitation to learn Sotho
from Agnes who makes tea. He was always exposed to the language from Agnes who was
making tea.
He also had a chance to learn the Sotho language from Mrs Majuba who sweeps the
office. He compares the fluency of Agnes and Mrs Majuba as a dangling invitation to
learn the language.

1.4 “and one day I will be as big as you…”


He states that he is learning fast now and one of these days he will be a competent
speaker of Sotho. He mentioned those who have been laughing at him, Joseph, and
Walter and Lucky.

1.5 The poet explains that one day he will be able to understand the language, Sotho and he
will be able to communicate with Joseph and Walter and Lucky. They will no longer
laugh at him. He also states that now he will be able to communicate with them,
understand what they are saying, laugh with them and cry with them as he will be a
competent Sotho Speaker.

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Question 2

2.1 The image is comparison, the poet compared the season with life.

- He is referring the season as if is the life of a person who lives and passed away in

a short time.

2.2 Poetic devices

2.2.1 Sense device (Simile)

2.2.2 Sense device (Personification)

2.2.3 Sound device (Alliteration)

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Question 3

3.1 Hyperbole means over casting. It is a figure of speech which involves an exaggeration of
ideas for the sake of emphasis.

3.2 “we are at war” the poet here is emphasising that women must stand up and work together
to be free from exploitation and oppression.

3.3 “young and old”

“black and white”

3.4 Africa is personified as a mother

3.5 In some religion like Z.C.C., women are not allowed to be pastors/reverend only men are
allowed to preach.

3.6

3.6.1 Women must not despair; they must have faith and continue the struggle for freedom.
Women must have courage and be brave.
3.6.2 We are chained women of Africa, we are bound to win.

3.7 The tears of the women of Africa

3.8

3.8.1 They must have the courage to keep on fighting for their liberation
3.8.2 The women of South and West Africa are oppressed and they seek liberation

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