This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and...
Assessment:JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 2007Subject:Literature In English
This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseThe use of enjambment in Cheney-Coker's Myopia emphasizes the
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Enjambment in Cheney-Coker's Myopia emphasizes the distressed mood of the persona. Enjambment refers to the technique of carrying the sense of a phrase or a sentence over the end of a line or stanza into the next without a syntactical break. In the poem, the enjambment creates a feeling of unease and disruption that mirrors the persona's own sense of unease and distress. It also adds to the overall sense of tension and urgency in the poem, emphasizing the psychological turmoil of the persona.