tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post5470176739277637780..comments2024-03-22T08:34:22.248+00:00Comments on A Collection of Poems: No coffin, no grave - Jared AngiraBruce-the-Sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443407563124531953noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-69778314140742034872023-10-18T17:43:33.330+00:002023-10-18T17:43:33.330+00:00How different linguistic styles at different lingu...How different linguistic styles at different linguistic levels have applied in this poem?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-2071329933760600712023-09-01T01:43:33.832+00:002023-09-01T01:43:33.832+00:00The poem try to give a vivid explanation about the...The poem try to give a vivid explanation about the post colonial period in Kenya politics.<br />The first stanza speaks about a politician who was kill Infront of a club, laying down in an open grave without coffin despite his wished to be buried in a gold-laden casket as was written in his diary.<br />Stanza 2 <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-82050745730571708302022-11-15T12:30:24.234+00:002022-11-15T12:30:24.234+00:00Explain how semantic deviation has been used in th...Explain how semantic deviation has been used in the poemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-5344525347699035912021-09-30T10:12:00.736+00:002021-09-30T10:12:00.736+00:00onomatopoeia in the stuttering sound of the rifles...onomatopoeia in the stuttering sound of the rifles (line 7)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383179127096605885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-5160611391061183422021-09-22T19:11:22.484+00:002021-09-22T19:11:22.484+00:00Explain how onomatopoeia is usedExplain how onomatopoeia is usedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023259709452791664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-91854786467357404262020-11-15T21:02:33.377+00:002020-11-15T21:02:33.377+00:00Please I need more clarification on the poem,I hav...Please I need more clarification on the poem,I have the exams tommorowAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752315086218518154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-71979912642151940302020-05-09T11:33:17.299+00:002020-05-09T11:33:17.299+00:00Thanks for your insight CalebThanks for your insight CalebBruce-the-Sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443407563124531953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-7721997359112256272020-05-08T21:42:23.805+00:002020-05-08T21:42:23.805+00:00The above explanation is quite to the point, only ...The above explanation is quite to the point, only that I think that in the third stanza, the persona and the citizens of the country could not sense yellow, that's could sense any foul play in the death of the leader, since political issues were only to be dealt with by experts ( those already in politics)Caleb Kiemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092010163028408784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-62758039799107700102020-03-28T15:22:43.303+00:002020-03-28T15:22:43.303+00:00Hi. Thanks for the question. In my view this poem ...Hi. Thanks for the question. In my view this poem is a political protest against bad leadership. <br /><br />The opening verse tells us that the person has died without ceremony, out in the open, near a night club (where, presumably, he was heading to, to have some fun). <br /><br />The second verse indicates that he was driving there in his car and was shot. <br /><br />In the next verse the poet links the death with the Kenyan flag (its colours being red, white, black and yellow). Red = blood, white & black = colonial whites and native blacks. <br /><br />Yellow is missing so the poet picks this up in the next verse where he opens with a statement about the yellow (cowardliness, but also the colour of gold) of the politician who ignores the real problems of his people (e.g. "sleep under torn mosquito net / and let lice lick our intestines") and instead lords it up with the rich: "woman magnet, money speaks madam". <br /><br />The next verse tells us that the politician had ideas about how important he should be, as his funeral would be "buried in a gold-laden coffin / like a VIP", and that he would also be very rich "under the jacaranda tree beside his palace". <br /><br />The last verse is highly ironic because it suggests the politician's remains are ploughed into the land (in which case he is finally doing some good!). <br /><br />Nowhere in the poem does the poet directly say the dead person is a man or a politician, but this can be inferred from the poem overall, and especially from the flag imagery. Also the opening part of the poem - where he is going to a night club for some fun - gives us a quick snapshot of his character, which is later revealed to be more interested in money than the state of the people. <br /><br />I hope that helps.Bruce-the-Sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443407563124531953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767171424873716071.post-28934281742790764432020-03-28T07:54:30.098+00:002020-03-28T07:54:30.098+00:00What is the poem about?
What is the poem about?<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657326992334359267noreply@blogger.com