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Summary Autumn in Biafra - Chris Abani
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Autumn in BiafraAutumn in Biafra
Chris Abani Chris Abani
1. Autumn settles over Biafra,
2. Harmattan’s red-dust sneeze,
3. spectre of winter to come.
4. This season differs from
Europe’s
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5. Hallmark card image. Dreaded,
What is the Harmattan? 6. it russets hair and eyes,
The Harmattan is a dry, dusty, 7. not leaves. Spoken softly
turbulent north-easterly trade 8. like the taboo of
wind, which blows from the Sahara
Desert between the end of 9. a late night
November and the middle of 10. whistle, Kwashiorkor,
March in West Africa. It brings with
it dust and biting cold./ It can 11. fatal, swell bellies. Limbs
cause severe damage to crops 12. skintight, split like sausages
13. in breakfast oil, marking
14. the fall to come
The juxtaposition created by the title of the
poem: The title juxtaposes the idea of
SACAI NOV 2021 & 2022 abundance and fruitfulness connected with
Compare autumn in Europe with autumn in Biafra as described in the poem. autumn in Europe, with the horrors connected
with the suffering and hunger of the Biafrans
‘Autumn in Europe is picture perfect as indicated by the word Hallmark, while autumn during the Biafran war. SACAI NOV 2021
in Biafra is harsh and not a beautiful sight as it is covered in dust. SACAI NOV 2021
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