Poem Synopsis
“The Cry of South Africa”
“Portrait of a Loaf of Bread”
“Assassination”
“The Wind Begun to Rock the Grass”
“Ulysses”
“Night Song City”
“Dulce Et Decorum Est”
“To Althea, from Prison”
“No longer mourn for me…”
“The Tenant”
“Penguin on the Beach”
“Love’s Farewell”
“Refugee Blues”
“Lost or Found World”
“I have my father’s voice”
“Touch”
, POEM SYNOPSIS
Title of Poem:
“The Cry of South Africa”
Poet:
Olive Schreiner
Era/Genre and related features:
Anglo-Boer War (1899 – 1902)
Structure of Poem:
Single 12x lined stanza
Same line repeated 4 times
Enjambment
Several exclamation marks to express anger
Free verse
Tone:
Outrage, anger
Central Concern:
Opposing deaths during Anglo-Boer War
Narrative perspective:
1st Person
Prominent figures of speech:
Extended metaphor – South Africa is the mother
Other pertinent observations (including influence of poet’s background)
Inclusion of Afrikaans word “kop” adds to authenticity of poem –
actually a South African poem
, POEM SYNOPSIS
Title of Poem:
“Portrait of a Loaf of Bread”
Poet:
Mbusyiseni Oswald Mtshali
Era/Genre and related features:
During Apartheid South Africa
Structure of Poem:
3x stanzas
Indentation of lines in stanza 1 differentiates production of flour from
baking
Free verse
Enjambement
Tone:
Informative or descriptive
Central Concern:
Serves to highlight contrast between the wealthy and the working class
Narrative perspective:
3rd person
Prominent figures of speech:
Personification, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, alliteration, allusion, simile
“The Cry of South Africa”
“Portrait of a Loaf of Bread”
“Assassination”
“The Wind Begun to Rock the Grass”
“Ulysses”
“Night Song City”
“Dulce Et Decorum Est”
“To Althea, from Prison”
“No longer mourn for me…”
“The Tenant”
“Penguin on the Beach”
“Love’s Farewell”
“Refugee Blues”
“Lost or Found World”
“I have my father’s voice”
“Touch”
, POEM SYNOPSIS
Title of Poem:
“The Cry of South Africa”
Poet:
Olive Schreiner
Era/Genre and related features:
Anglo-Boer War (1899 – 1902)
Structure of Poem:
Single 12x lined stanza
Same line repeated 4 times
Enjambment
Several exclamation marks to express anger
Free verse
Tone:
Outrage, anger
Central Concern:
Opposing deaths during Anglo-Boer War
Narrative perspective:
1st Person
Prominent figures of speech:
Extended metaphor – South Africa is the mother
Other pertinent observations (including influence of poet’s background)
Inclusion of Afrikaans word “kop” adds to authenticity of poem –
actually a South African poem
, POEM SYNOPSIS
Title of Poem:
“Portrait of a Loaf of Bread”
Poet:
Mbusyiseni Oswald Mtshali
Era/Genre and related features:
During Apartheid South Africa
Structure of Poem:
3x stanzas
Indentation of lines in stanza 1 differentiates production of flour from
baking
Free verse
Enjambement
Tone:
Informative or descriptive
Central Concern:
Serves to highlight contrast between the wealthy and the working class
Narrative perspective:
3rd person
Prominent figures of speech:
Personification, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, alliteration, allusion, simile
