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ENG2602 Assignment 3 ( Q1 & Q2 COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 (675765) - DUE 13 August 2024
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- ENG2602
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- University Of South Africa
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ENG2602Assignment 3
( Q1 & Q2
COMPLETE
ANSWERS)
2024 (675765) -
DUE 13 August
2024
, QUESTION 1: POETRY Closely read the following poem “Farewell” by E.E.
Sule and answer the question that follows. Tight jinxed professors gazing at
the immensity of nothing! Behold a multitude of books speeding away in
escape Pens swagger in hollowness, prostitute with cheap sheets Afro-haired
professors walking the length of the Atlantic in fury! Bid the sun, bid the moon,
bid the stars, bid the rivers Farewell Farewell to the flapping bravado of the
flag Farewell to the querulous query of the anthem Ask the rocks, ask the
rivers ask the ghosts of the deserted shelves ask the rocks, ask the rivers ask
the emasculated walls surrounding shelves They will be manacled by crooked
questions In their intention a jeremiad shall burst They will compose startling
rhetoric Only in amputated tongues (Omoniyi. T. ed. 2014. Poems for a
Century: An Anthology on Nigeria. p. 51) Glossary: ‘jeremiad’ refers to a long,
mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes. ENG2602/102/0/2024 17
Write a carefully-worded essay of 1000 – 1200 words (approximately 2 to 3
typed pages) in length in which you analyse how the poet uses diction,
particularly metaphors, poetic techniques, and any other features of language
to express a mixture of frustration, outrage, disappointment, hopelessness,
and sadness, at the forced migration of educated people from their land after
political independence. As he laments the disastrous state of affairs in his
country, the poet turns to inanimate objects like rocks, rivers, shelves, even
ghosts, for answers. His use of personification suggests his loss of confidence
in some of his compatriots and expresses how his country has dashed the
hopes of its people, especially professionals like university professors. Please
note: • You must quote from the poem to substantiate your argument. •
Explain how each quotation supports your argument. • Do not discuss
anything in your essay that you cannot relate to a sense of disappointment
and defeat caused by a country that has dashed the hopes of its people,
especially professionals like university professors. • Do not provide definitions
of literary devices; explain how they are used to convey meaning in the poem
relating to the question. • Do not discuss anything in your essay that you
cannot relate directly to the poet’s disappointment at how things have turned
out in his country after independence. Assignment Guidance Reading for Pre-
writing To answer this question, you first need to read the whole poem more
than once in order to get a sense of what it is about. Thereafter, annotate the
poem as you identify words, phrases, and expressions you are not familiar
with. As you do so, establish first the surface meanings and then the
contextual meanings of these words and phrases. This is an important step to
take as it makes you appreciate the relevance of context and will assist you in
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