This document contains a full analysis of the prescribed Matric IEB poem: Nightsong City by Dennis Brutus. The poem has been broken down and analysed stanza by stanza and line by line to ensure it is fully understood by the reader.
and fear is imminent as sound in the wind-swung bell;
the long day’s anger pants from sand and rocks;
but for this breathing night at last;
my land, my love, sleep well.
Dennis Brutus:
Born in Southern Zimbabwe
Became a victim to SA Apartheid system
Was forced to break up with his girlfriend due to interracial relationships
being illegal at the time.
Stanza 1:
Sleep well, my love, sleep well:
the harbour lights glaze over restless docks,
police cars cockroach through the tunnel streets;
‘Sleep well, my love, sleep well’
- Evokes the idea of a lullaby (repetitive) which is soothing
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