Notes

Introduction to Thematic Message – Thematic message is the lesson the poet is attempting to express in the poem.– Here we ask ourselves questions like: What seems to be the poet’s purpose in writing this – what message, ideas, issues, themes,…

Subject Matter – A poem’s subject matter is what the poem is about.– To understand subject matter, you need to answer the questions below: Example 1 Below is a freedom poem by Marjorie Oludhe-Macgoye.Can you identify what the poem is all about? Atieno washes dishes,Atieno…

Introduction to Persona – A persona is a character taken on by a poet to speak in a poem.– Dramatic monologues create a persona; however, as a poem using a persona need not tell a reader anything about the situation of…

Introduction To Puns / Word Play – A pun is a form of word play that suggests several meanings, by either exploiting the multiple meanings of a word, or substituting a word for another similar sounding word, the result of…

Introduction To Tongue Twisters – It is a phrase or a sentence which is hard to speak fast because of alliteration or a sequence of nearly similar sounds is the tongue twister.– It is worth noting that there is usually…